Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Montenegro
Montenegro: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 3.9 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Montenegro stood at 3.9 %.
That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Montenegro peaked at 33.85 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.16 %, in 2022.
Montenegro ranks 237th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 33.79 % | — |
| 2007 | 33.85 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 33.72 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 33.66 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 33.59 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 33.72 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 33.53 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.5 % | -89.6% |
| 2014 | 3.79 % | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 3.76 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.52 % | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 3.59 % | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.58 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.53 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.23 % | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 3.16 % | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.17 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.9 % | +23.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 3.9 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 13% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 3.9 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 7% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Montenegro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -89.6% | 33.53 % | 3.5 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.75 % | 33.66 % | 33.85 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.61 % | 3.5 % | 33.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4 % | 3.16 % | 3.9 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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- 239 Somalia 2.49 % compare
- 240 Saudi Arabia 2.45 % compare
More environment data for Montenegro
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9561 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1974 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0025 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Montenegro?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Montenegro was 3.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 33.85 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 % in 2022.
- How does Montenegro rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Montenegro ranks 237th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.