Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Belarus
Belarus: Cropland area actually irrigated — Area was 20.8 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Belarus, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland area actually irrigated — area in Belarus stood at 20.8 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area actually irrigated — area in Belarus peaked at 25.3 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.8 1000 ha, in 2023.
Belarus ranks 51st of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Cropland area actually irrigated — Area in Belarus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24.5 1000 ha | — |
| 2014 | 24.7 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 25.2 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 24.8 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 24.7 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.8 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.2 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 25.3 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 23.8 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 21.1 1000 ha | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 20.8 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 20.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 20.8 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 191 1000 ha, 11% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 20.8 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 242.48 1000 ha, 9% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.84 1000 ha | 24.5 1000 ha | 25.2 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.36 1000 ha | 20.8 1000 ha | 25.3 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % 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 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area actually irrigated — area in Belarus?
- Cropland area actually irrigated — area in Belarus was 20.8 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest cropland area actually irrigated — area recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for cropland area actually irrigated — area?
- Belarus ranks 51st out of 56 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland area actually irrigated — Area. 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.