Arable land use per person in Belarus
Belarus: Arable land use per person was 0.6066 hectares per person in 2023. ▬ Flat
Arable land use per person in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.6066 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Belarus peaked at 0.6166 hectares per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.5685 hectares per person, in 2003.
Belarus ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6083 hectares per person | 0.5955 hectares per person | 0.6166 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5792 hectares per person | 0.5685 hectares per person | 0.6146 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5958 hectares per person | 0.5836 hectares per person | 0.6065 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6055 hectares per person | 0.6034 hectares per person | 0.6075 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Belarus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 87.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2254 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0469 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0381 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Belarus?
- Arable land use per person in Belarus was 0.6066 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6166 hectares per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5685 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does Belarus rank for arable land use per person?
- Belarus ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.