Arable land — Area in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Arable land — Area was 411.11 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 411.11 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1,060 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 370 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 152nd out of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 850 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 900 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 900 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 950 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 950 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1,010 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 997 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,017 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,028 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,025 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,027 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,022 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,008 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 997 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,004 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,005 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,003 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,009 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,006 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,022 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,026 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,060 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,029 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,015 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,015 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,008 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 377 1000 ha | -62.6% |
| 2023 | 370 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 411.11 1000 ha | +11.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 411.11 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 38% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 411.11 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 31% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area 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% | 1,008 1000 ha | 377 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 887.5 1000 ha | 850 1000 ha | 950 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,013 1000 ha | 997 1000 ha | 1,028 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,018 1000 ha | 1,003 1000 ha | 1,060 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 636.22 1000 ha | 370 1000 ha | 1,015 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 149 Mauritania 450 1000 ha compare
- 150 Armenia 441.6 1000 ha compare
- 151 Ireland 433 1000 ha compare
- 153 North Macedonia 408 1000 ha compare
- 154 Switzerland 398.38 1000 ha compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 330 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.03 % 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 -6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Arable land — area in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 411.11 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 1,060 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 370 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for arable land — area?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 152nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.