Cropland — Share in Land area in Belarus
Belarus: Cropland — Share in Land area was 27.58 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Belarus stood at 27.58 %. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Belarus peaked at 31.44 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 27.58 %, in 2024.
That places Belarus 65th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 30.85 % | — |
| 1993 | 30.79 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 31.41 % | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 31.44 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 31.43 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 31.15 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 31.11 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 31.09 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 30.85 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 29.01 % | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 28.29 % | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 28.05 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 27.94 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.8 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.78 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 27.92 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 27.88 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 27.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.81 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.99 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 28.48 % | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.53 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 28.55 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.78 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 28.69 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 28.38 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 28.18 % | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 28.06 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 27.85 % | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 27.58 % | -1.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 27.58 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 27.58 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45 %, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.16 % | 30.79 % | 31.44 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 28.34 % | 27.78 % | 30.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.32 % | 27.81 % | 28.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.01 % | 27.58 % | 28.38 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 62 Azerbaijan 28.65 % compare
- 63 Guatemala 28.55 % compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 27.65 % compare
- 66 Slovakia 27.45 % compare
- 67 Belgium-Luxembourg 27.21 % compare
- 68 Cambodia 26.18 % 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)
- 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 — share in land area in Belarus?
- Cropland — share in land area in Belarus was 27.58 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 31.44 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.58 % in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Belarus ranks 65th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 — Share in Land 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.