Cropland — Share in Land area in Georgia
Georgia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 5.79 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Georgia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 5.79 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Georgia peaked at 16.25 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.79 %, in 2024.
That places Georgia 189th 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.25 % | — |
| 1993 | 16.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 16.22 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.51 % | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 15.34 % | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 15.3 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 15.28 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 15.25 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 15.28 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 15.3 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.34 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 7.94 % | -48.2% |
| 2005 | 8.13 % | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.32 % | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.26 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.87 % | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 7.32 % | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 7.05 % | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 6.93 % | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.58 % | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 6.84 % | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 6.93 % | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.64 % | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.28 % | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 6.04 % | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.99 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.17 % | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 6.21 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.3 % | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.05 % | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 5.79 % | -4.3% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 5.79 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 35% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 5.79 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45 %, 28% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Share in Land area 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 | -48.2% | 15.34 % | 7.94 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.67 % | 15.25 % | 16.25 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 11 % | 7.87 % | 15.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.76 % | 5.99 % | 7.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1 % | 5.79 % | 6.3 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More environment data for Georgia
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2544 % 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 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Georgia?
- Cropland — share in land area in Georgia was 5.79 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.25 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.79 % in 2024.
- How does Georgia rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Georgia ranks 189th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 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.