Cropland — Share in Land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Cropland — Share in Land area was 9.5 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 9.5 %.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 22.79 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.67 %, in 2023.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 140th out of 217 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.53 % | — |
| 1993 | 19.34 % | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 19.14 % | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 19.04 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 19.92 % | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 19.82 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 20.7 % | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 20.61 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 21.48 % | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 21.62 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 21.35 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 21.72 % | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 21.98 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 21.88 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 21.93 % | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 21.82 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 21.45 % | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 21.46 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.66 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.62 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 21.78 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 21.72 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 22.01 % | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 22.07 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 22.79 % | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 22.05 % | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 21.89 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 21.91 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 21.8 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.81 % | -59.6% |
| 2023 | 8.67 % | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 9.5 % | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.76 % | 19.04 % | 20.7 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.67 % | 21.35 % | 21.98 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.92 % | 21.62 % | 22.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.14 % | 8.67 % | 21.91 % | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 53.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.037 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 35.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Cropland — share in land area in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 9.5 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 22.79 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.67 % in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 140th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.