Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 104th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre | -62.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area, per square kilometre 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 | -62.6% | 0.0197 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 101 American Samoa 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Finland 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 103 Dominica 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Palestine 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Panama 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Kyrgyzstan 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 104th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.