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 141st out of 231 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.
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
- 138 China, mainland 27.68 % compare
- 139 Saint Lucia 26.79 % compare
- 140 Switzerland 26.73 % compare
- 142 Brunei Darussalam 26.15 % compare
- 143 United States Virgin Islands 26.1 % compare
- 144 Liberia 25.83 % compare
More environment data for Armenia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 41.6 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 209.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 154.06 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 41.51 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 69.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,170 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.69 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 61.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 441.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (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 141st out of 231 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.