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 44th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.46 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 25.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 465.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.48 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 29.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,331 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 78.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5,520 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.62 ha/cap (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 44th out of 231 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.