Agriculture — Area in Moldova
Moldova: Agriculture — Area was 2,463 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 2,463 1000 ha for agriculture — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Moldova peaked at 2,560 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,277 1000 ha, in 2018.
That places Moldova 127th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area in Moldova, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,560 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,557 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,557 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,556 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,556 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,556 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,556 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,557 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,544 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,539 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,534 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,528 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,522 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,499 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,483 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,485 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,481 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,472 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,465 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,462 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,460 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,461 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,333 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 2,336 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,336 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,335 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,277 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2,282 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,492 1000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 2,493 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,493 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,467 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2,463 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 2,463 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,446 1000 ha, 71% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 2,463 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,605 1000 ha, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,557 1000 ha | 2,556 1000 ha | 2,560 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,509 1000 ha | 2,472 1000 ha | 2,544 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,375 1000 ha | 2,277 1000 ha | 2,465 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,482 1000 ha | 2,463 1000 ha | 2,493 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More environment data for Moldova
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0661 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0108 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Moldova?
- Agriculture — area in Moldova was 2,463 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2,560 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,277 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for agriculture — area?
- Moldova ranks 127th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Agriculture — 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.