Arable land — Area in Georgia
Georgia: Arable land — Area was 274.48 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Georgia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Georgia stood at 274.48 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Georgia peaked at 802 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 274.48 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Georgia 157th 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 795 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 795 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 795 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 771 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 781 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 785 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 792 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 790 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 793 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 795 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 799 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 802 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 452 1000 ha | -43.6% |
| 2005 | 457 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 462 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 463 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 459 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 433 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 395 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 377.4 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 370 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 415.7 1000 ha | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 365 1000 ha | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 367.7 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 344 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 315.33 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 296.7 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 290.97 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 301 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 303.87 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 309.6 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 292.4 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 274.48 1000 ha | -6.1% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 274.48 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 25% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 274.48 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 21% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -43.6% | 802 1000 ha | 452 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 788 1000 ha | 771 1000 ha | 795 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 591.5 1000 ha | 433 1000 ha | 802 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 353.78 1000 ha | 290.97 1000 ha | 415.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 296.27 1000 ha | 274.48 1000 ha | 309.6 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More environment data for Georgia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.75 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.75 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2544 % 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 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Georgia?
- Arable land — area in Georgia was 274.48 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 802 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 274.48 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for arable land — area?
- Georgia ranks 157th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.