Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Belarus
Belarus: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 69.62 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Belarus is 69.62 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Belarus peaked at 69.62 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.84 %, in 2006.
Belarus ranks 45th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 64.79 % | — |
| 1993 | 65.26 % | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 66.61 % | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 66.73 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 66.75 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 66.36 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 66.48 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 66.61 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 66.29 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 63.11 % | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 62.23 % | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 61.97 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 61.94 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 61.93 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 61.84 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 61.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 61.86 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 62.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 62.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 62.3 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.78 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 63.82 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 65.66 % | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 66.21 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 66.61 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.42 % | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 67.57 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.12 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.35 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 68.81 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.26 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 69.3 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 69.62 % | +0.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 69.62 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 2.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 69.62 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.2 % | 64.79 % | 66.75 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 62.52 % | 61.84 % | 66.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.27 % | 62.2 % | 68.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.07 % | 68.35 % | 69.62 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % 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 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Belarus?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Belarus was 69.62 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 69.62 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.84 % in 2006.
- How does Belarus rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Belarus ranks 45th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.