Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Armenia
Armenia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 26.38 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Armenia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Armenia stood at 26.38 %.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Armenia peaked at 36.66 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 25.73 %, in 2009.
That places Armenia 154th 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 36.15 % | — |
| 1993 | 36.66 % | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 36.25 % | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 34.97 % | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 34.46 % | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 34.16 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 34.26 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.01 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 34.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 34.26 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 32.71 % | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 31.51 % | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 30.23 % | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 28.35 % | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 25.79 % | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 25.81 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 25.75 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 25.85 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 26.45 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 26.64 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.63 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.63 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 26.62 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 26.61 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 26.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 26.48 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.79 % | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 26.73 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 26.38 % | -1.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 26.38 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 85% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 26.38 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 50% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.11 % | 34.01 % | 36.66 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 29.41 % | 25.73 % | 34.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.52 % | 25.85 % | 26.64 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.57 % | 26.38 % | 26.79 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 151 China, mainland 27.68 % compare
- 152 Saint Lucia 26.79 % compare
- 153 Switzerland 26.73 % compare
- 155 Brunei Darussalam 26.15 % compare
- 155 Brunei 26.15 % compare
- 157 United States Virgin Islands 26.1 % compare
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.509 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Armenia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Armenia was 26.38 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.66 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.73 % in 2009.
- How does Armenia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Armenia ranks 154th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.