Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Moldova
Moldova: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 77.01 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Moldova stood at 77.01 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Moldova peaked at 77.01 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.81 %, in 1992.
That places Moldova 27th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 67.81 % | — |
| 1993 | 68.2 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 68.79 % | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 69.37 % | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 69.91 % | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 69.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 70.34 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 70.86 % | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 71.82 % | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 72.82 % | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 72.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 72.98 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.96 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.35 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.3 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 73.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.74 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.79 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.64 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 74.76 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 74.98 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 75 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.51 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 74.72 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.95 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.21 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.68 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 77.01 % | +0.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 77.01 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 2.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 77.01 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4 % | 67.81 % | 70.86 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 73.02 % | 71.82 % | 73.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.33 % | 73.55 % | 75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.91 % | 74.95 % | 77.01 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Moldova?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Moldova was 77.01 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 77.01 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.81 % in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Moldova ranks 27th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.