Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus
Belarus: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Belarus peaked at 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Belarus 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Belarus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0311 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0185 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 44 Belgium 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Guatemala 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Slovakia 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Lebanon 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Belarus?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Belarus was 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0278 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Belarus rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Belarus ranks 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.