Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Georgia
Georgia: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 17.18 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Georgia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Georgia is 17.18 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Georgia peaked at 36.39 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 17.18 %, in 2024.
That places Georgia 212th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 34.96 % | — |
| 1993 | 36.06 % | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 36.39 % | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 35.37 % | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 35.12 % | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 35 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 34.88 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 35.35 % | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 35.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 35.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.42 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 35.46 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.15 % | -37.5% |
| 2005 | 22.42 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 22.95 % | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 22.92 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 22.83 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 22 % | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 20.76 % | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 20.16 % | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 19.89 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 21.34 % | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 19.66 % | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 19.87 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.21 % | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 18.35 % | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 17.79 % | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 17.67 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 18.11 % | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 18.2 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.81 % | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 17.18 % | -3.5% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 17.18 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.13 %, 29% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 17.18 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.36 %, 28% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -37.5% | 35.46 % | 22.15 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.39 % | 34.88 % | 36.39 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.7 % | 22 % | 35.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.47 % | 17.67 % | 21.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.94 % | 17.18 % | 18.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More environment data for Georgia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.4929 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.75 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.75 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.92 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Georgia?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Georgia was 17.18 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.39 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.18 % in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Georgia ranks 212th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.