Cropland — Area per capita in Moldova
Moldova: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.69 ha/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area per capita in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.69 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Moldova peaked at 0.71 ha/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.49 ha/cap, in 1992.
That places Moldova 14th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Moldova, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.49 ha/cap | — |
| 1993 | 0.49 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.49 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5 ha/cap | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.51 ha/cap | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.51 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.51 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.51 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.52 ha/cap | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.52 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.53 ha/cap | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.54 ha/cap | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.54 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.55 ha/cap | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.56 ha/cap | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.57 ha/cap | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.58 ha/cap | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.59 ha/cap | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.61 ha/cap | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.62 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.59 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6 ha/cap | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.61 ha/cap | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.62 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.62 ha/cap | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.69 ha/cap | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.71 ha/cap | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7 ha/cap | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.69 ha/cap | -1.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.69 ha/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.69 ha/cap is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.24 ha/cap, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4988 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.535 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 0.57 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.605 ha/cap | 0.58 ha/cap | 0.62 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.698 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 0.71 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Moldova?
- Cropland — area per capita in Moldova was 0.69 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.71 ha/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 ha/cap in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Moldova ranks 14th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, 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.