Arable land use per person in Moldova
Moldova: Arable land use per person was 0.7613 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land use per person in Moldova, 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
Moldova recorded 0.7613 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Moldova peaked at 0.7613 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5824 hectares per person, in 1992.
That places Moldova 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Moldova, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5824 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.586 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5929 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6004 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6063 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6086 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6126 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6183 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6247 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6336 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.633 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6355 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6354 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6345 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6317 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6339 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6348 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6342 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6334 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6331 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6342 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6351 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6047 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6111 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.62 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6308 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6212 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6343 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7028 hectares per person | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7154 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7379 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7613 hectares per person | +3.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.7613 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 6.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.7613 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 3.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6009 hectares per person | 0.5824 hectares per person | 0.6183 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6331 hectares per person | 0.6247 hectares per person | 0.6355 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6258 hectares per person | 0.6047 hectares per person | 0.6351 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7293 hectares per person | 0.7028 hectares per person | 0.7613 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More environment data for Moldova
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0661 % 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 -0.0108 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Moldova?
- Arable land use per person in Moldova was 0.7613 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7613 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5824 hectares per person in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for arable land use per person?
- Moldova ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 (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.