Cropland — Share in Land area in Moldova

Moldova: Cropland — Share in Land area was 63.16 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
63.16 %
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
5th
of 252 countries
All-time high
66.99 %
in 1992
All-time low
58.26 %
in 2018
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in Moldova, 1992–2024

02040601992200820241992: 67 %1993: 66.5 %1994: 66.5 %1995: 66.4 %1996: 66.4 %1997: 66.4 %1998: 66.4 %1999: 66.3 %2000: 65.8 %2001: 65.5 %2002: 65.2 %2003: 65.2 %2004: 65 %2005: 64.9 %2006: 64.5 %2007: 64.6 %2008: 64.6 %2009: 64.4 %2010: 64.3 %2011: 64.2 %2012: 64.2 %2013: 64.2 %2014: 59.8 %2015: 60 %2016: 60 %2017: 60 %2018: 58.3 %2019: 58.4 %2020: 64.8 %2021: 64.8 %2022: 64.9 %2023: 64.9 %2024: 63.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Moldova is 63.16 %, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Moldova peaked at 66.99 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 58.26 %, in 2018.

That places Moldova 5th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Cropland — Share in Land area in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Share in Land area in Moldova, 1992 to 2024.
Year % Change
1992 66.99 % —
1993 66.53 % -0.7%
1994 66.48 % -0.1%
1995 66.38 % -0.2%
1996 66.38 % +0.0%
1997 66.4 % +0.0%
1998 66.36 % -0.1%
1999 66.35 % -0.0%
2000 65.75 % -0.9%
2001 65.51 % -0.4%
2002 65.21 % -0.5%
2003 65.2 % -0.0%
2004 65.02 % -0.3%
2005 64.91 % -0.2%
2006 64.55 % -0.6%
2007 64.61 % +0.1%
2008 64.58 % -0.0%
2009 64.4 % -0.3%
2010 64.29 % -0.2%
2011 64.23 % -0.1%
2012 64.18 % -0.1%
2013 64.2 % +0.0%
2014 59.79 % -6.9%
2015 59.95 % +0.3%
2016 60.01 % +0.1%
2017 60.05 % +0.1%
2018 58.26 % -3.0%
2019 58.44 % +0.3%
2020 64.77 % +10.8%
2021 64.85 % +0.1%
2022 64.93 % +0.1%
2023 64.9 % -0.0%
2024 63.16 % -2.7%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 63.16 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 63.16 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45 %, 3.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 66.48 % 66.35 % 66.99 % 8
2000s 64.97 % 64.4 % 65.75 % 10
2010s 61.34 % 58.26 % 64.29 % 10
2020s 64.52 % 63.16 % 64.93 % 5

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 2 Comoros 70.89 % compare
  2. 3 Rwanda 70.43 % compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 67.6 % compare
  4. 5 Republic of Moldova 63.16 % compare
  5. 7 Gambia 60.71 % compare
  6. 8 Denmark 59.58 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in Moldova?
Cropland — share in land area in Moldova was 63.16 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 66.99 % in 1992.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 58.26 % in 2018.
How does Moldova rank for cropland — share in land area?
Moldova ranks 5th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova 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

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
285 places, 16,764 data points, 1961–2024
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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.