Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 22.43 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 22.43 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 44.2 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.74 %, in 2023.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 173rd of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 42.97 % | — |
| 1993 | 42.77 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 42.58 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 42.48 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 42.38 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 42.29 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.19 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 41.11 % | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 41.6 % | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 41.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 41.46 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 42.36 % | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 42.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42.13 % | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 42.17 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.97 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 41.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 41.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 41.88 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 42.01 % | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 42.11 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.21 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 42.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.5 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 43.14 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 43.52 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 43.18 % | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 43.28 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.79 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 44.2 % | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.82 % | -50.6% |
| 2023 | 21.74 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 22.43 % | +3.2% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 22.43 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 57% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 22.43 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.63 %, 51% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -50.6% | 44.2 % | 21.82 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.35 % | 41.11 % | 42.97 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 41.87 % | 41.46 % | 42.37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6 % | 41.88 % | 43.52 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8 % | 21.74 % | 44.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 170 Estonia 22.98 % compare
- 171 Timor-Leste 22.96 % compare
- 171 East Timor 22.96 % compare
- 174 China, Taiwan Province of 21.94 % compare
- 175 Iraq 21.65 % compare
- 176 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 21.57 % compare
More environment data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 22.43 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.74 % in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 173rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.