Cropland — Area per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.62 ha/cap in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Area per capita in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.62 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Belarus peaked at 0.63 ha/cap in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.58 ha/cap, in 2002.
That places Belarus 19th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Cropland — Area per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.61 ha/cap | — |
| 1993 | 0.61 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.62 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.63 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.63 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.62 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.63 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.63 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.63 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.59 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.58 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.58 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.58 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.59 ha/cap | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.59 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.59 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.59 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6 ha/cap | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.61 ha/cap | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.61 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.61 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.62 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.62 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.62 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.62 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.62 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.62 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.62 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.62 ha/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 3.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.62 ha/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.24 ha/cap, 2.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6225 ha/cap | 0.61 ha/cap | 0.63 ha/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.592 ha/cap | 0.58 ha/cap | 0.63 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.608 ha/cap | 0.6 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.62 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | 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 per capita in Belarus?
- Cropland — area per capita in Belarus was 0.62 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.63 ha/cap in 1995.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.58 ha/cap in 2002.
- How does Belarus rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Belarus ranks 19th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.