Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Georgia
Georgia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 11.72 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Georgia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Georgia stood at 11.72 %. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Georgia peaked at 26.68 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.72 %, in 2024.
That places Georgia 206th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24.62 % | — |
| 1993 | 25.42 % | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 25.67 % | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 25.3 % | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 25.73 % | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 25.85 % | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 26.01 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 26.34 % | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 26.43 % | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 26.47 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 26.6 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 26.68 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 18.14 % | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 18.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 18.35 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 18.39 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.26 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.41 % | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 16.13 % | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 15.53 % | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 15.28 % | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 16.85 % | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 15.11 % | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 15.18 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.33 % | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 13.27 % | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 12.57 % | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 12.35 % | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 12.71 % | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 12.81 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 13.02 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 12.39 % | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 11.72 % | -5.4% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 11.72 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 38% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 11.72 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 22% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -32.0% | 26.68 % | 18.14 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.62 % | 24.62 % | 26.34 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.49 % | 17.41 % | 26.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.66 % | 12.35 % | 16.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.53 % | 11.72 % | 13.02 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More environment data for Georgia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.75 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.75 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2544 % 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 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Georgia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Georgia was 11.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.68 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.72 % in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Georgia ranks 206th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.