Arable land — Area in Belarus
Belarus: Arable land — Area was 5,520 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 5,520 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Belarus peaked at 6,232 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5,516 1000 ha, in 2008.
Belarus ranks 51st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,177 1000 ha | 6,084 1000 ha | 6,232 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 5,629 1000 ha | 5,516 1000 ha | 6,133 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,632 1000 ha | 5,522 1000 ha | 5,727 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,596 1000 ha | 5,520 1000 ha | 5,660 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 48 Guinea 6,070 1000 ha compare
- 49 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6,054 1000 ha compare
- 50 Philippines 5,590 1000 ha compare
- 52 Chad 5,300 1000 ha compare
- 53 Caribbean 5,246 1000 ha compare
- 54 Côte d'Ivoire 4,980 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belarus
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.46 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 25.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 465.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 29.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,331 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 78.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 69.62 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.62 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Belarus?
- Arable land — area in Belarus was 5,520 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 6,232 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,516 1000 ha in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for arable land — area?
- Belarus ranks 51st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.