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 57th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Belarus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6,084 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 6,104 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 6,225 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 6,232 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 6,230 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,175 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6,187 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 6,182 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 6,133 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 5,761 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 5,616 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 5,569 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 5,548 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5,542 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5,540 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,519 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 5,516 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5,544 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5,535 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5,529 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5,522 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5,560 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 5,662 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5,677 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5,684 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5,727 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,712 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5,713 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,660 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 5,624 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 5,606 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5,568 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 5,520 1000 ha | -0.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 5,520 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 5.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 5,520 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 4.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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
- 54 Guinea 6,070 1000 ha compare
- 55 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6,054 1000 ha compare
- 56 Philippines 5,590 1000 ha compare
- 58 Chad 5,300 1000 ha compare
- 59 Caribbean 5,246 1000 ha compare
- 60 Côte d'Ivoire 4,980 1000 ha compare
- 60 Cote d'Ivoire 4,980 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % 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 0.239 % change on previous year (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 57th out of 248 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.