Arable land — Area in Serbia
Serbia: Arable land — Area was 2,541 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Area in Serbia, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Serbia stood at 2,541 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Serbia peaked at 2,660 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,541 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Serbia 89th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Arable land — Area in Serbia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,596 1000 ha | — |
| 2007 | 2,617 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,660 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2,614 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 2,654 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,640 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,562 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 2,590 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2,606 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,591 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,598 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,595 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,583 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,579 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,604 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2,615 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,600 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,603 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,541 1000 ha | -2.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 2,541 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 2,541 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,338 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,622 1000 ha | 2,596 1000 ha | 2,660 1000 ha | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,600 1000 ha | 2,562 1000 ha | 2,654 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,593 1000 ha | 2,541 1000 ha | 2,615 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Serbia?
- Arable land — area in Serbia was 2,541 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,660 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,541 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for arable land — area?
- Serbia ranks 89th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia 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.