Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Moldova

Moldova: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 73.23 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
73.23 %
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
20th
of 255 countries
All-time high
77.88 %
in 1992
All-time low
68.64 %
in 2018
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Moldova, 1992–2024

0204060801992200820241992: 77.9 %1993: 77.6 %1994: 77.6 %1995: 77.6 %1996: 77.6 %1997: 77.6 %1998: 77.7 %1999: 77.7 %2000: 77.4 %2001: 77.2 %2002: 77.1 %2003: 76.9 %2004: 76.7 %2005: 76 %2006: 75.5 %2007: 75.5 %2008: 75.4 %2009: 75.2 %2010: 75 %2011: 75 %2012: 74.9 %2013: 74.8 %2014: 70.4 %2015: 70.5 %2016: 70.5 %2017: 70.5 %2018: 68.6 %2019: 68.8 %2020: 75.1 %2021: 75.1 %2022: 75 %2023: 74.1 %2024: 73.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 73.23 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Moldova peaked at 77.88 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 68.64 %, in 2018.

That places Moldova 20th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Moldova, 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 77.88 %
1993 77.6 % -0.4%
1994 77.63 % +0.0%
1995 77.62 % -0.0%
1996 77.62 % +0.0%
1997 77.64 % +0.0%
1998 77.67 % +0.0%
1999 77.72 % +0.1%
2000 77.37 % -0.5%
2001 77.22 % -0.2%
2002 77.07 % -0.2%
2003 76.91 % -0.2%
2004 76.7 % -0.3%
2005 75.98 % -0.9%
2006 75.49 % -0.6%
2007 75.55 % +0.1%
2008 75.43 % -0.2%
2009 75.16 % -0.4%
2010 75.04 % -0.2%
2011 74.95 % -0.1%
2012 74.86 % -0.1%
2013 74.85 % -0.0%
2014 70.41 % -5.9%
2015 70.5 % +0.1%
2016 70.5 % +0.0%
2017 70.46 % -0.1%
2018 68.64 % -2.6%
2019 68.77 % +0.2%
2020 75.14 % +9.3%
2021 75.07 % -0.1%
2022 74.97 % -0.1%
2023 74.1 % -1.2%
2024 73.23 % -1.2%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 73.23 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 73.23 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 43.63 %, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77.67 % 77.6 % 77.88 % 8
2000s 76.29 % 75.16 % 77.37 % 10
2010s 71.9 % 68.64 % 75.04 % 10
2020s 74.5 % 73.23 % 75.14 % 5

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 17 Syrian Arab Republic 74.13 % compare
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  3. 19 Djibouti 73.53 % compare
  4. 20 Republic of Moldova 73.23 % compare
  5. 22 Guinea 73.22 % compare
  6. 23 Bangladesh 72.21 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Moldova?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Moldova was 73.23 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 77.88 % in 1992.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 68.64 % in 2018.
How does Moldova rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Moldova ranks 20th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova 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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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,964 data points, 1961–2024
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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.