Land use hidden — Cropland in Belarus

Belarus: Land use hidden — Cropland was 56,533 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
56,533 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
47th
of 193 countries
All-time high
63,790 Square kilometres
in 1995
All-time low
56,370 Square kilometres
in 2008
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Land use hidden — Cropland in Belarus, 1992–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k1992200720231992: 62.6k Square kilometres1993: 62.5k Square kilometres1994: 63.7k Square kilometres1995: 63.8k Square kilometres1996: 63.8k Square kilometres1997: 63.2k Square kilometres1998: 63.1k Square kilometres1999: 63.1k Square kilometres2000: 62.6k Square kilometres2001: 58.8k Square kilometres2002: 57.4k Square kilometres2003: 56.9k Square kilometres2004: 56.7k Square kilometres2005: 56.6k Square kilometres2006: 56.6k Square kilometres2007: 56.4k Square kilometres2008: 56.4k Square kilometres2009: 56.6k Square kilometres2010: 56.6k Square kilometres2011: 56.5k Square kilometres2012: 56.4k Square kilometres2013: 56.8k Square kilometres2014: 57.8k Square kilometres2015: 57.9k Square kilometres2016: 58.0k Square kilometres2017: 58.4k Square kilometres2018: 58.2k Square kilometres2019: 58.2k Square kilometres2020: 57.6k Square kilometres2021: 57.2k Square kilometres2022: 57.0k Square kilometres2023: 56.5k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 56,533 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Belarus peaked at 63,790 Square kilometres in 1995 and was at its lowest, 56,370 Square kilometres, in 2008.

Belarus ranks 47th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 63,215 Square kilometres 62,480 Square kilometres 63,790 Square kilometres 8
2000s 57,497 Square kilometres 56,370 Square kilometres 62,570 Square kilometres 10
2010s 57,478 Square kilometres 56,420 Square kilometres 58,410 Square kilometres 10
2020s 57,071 Square kilometres 56,533 Square kilometres 57,600 Square kilometres 4

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  3. 46 Angola 57,020 Square kilometres compare
  4. 48 Iraq 54,924 Square kilometres compare
  5. 49 Chad 53,373 Square kilometres compare
  6. 50 Colombia 49,950 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — cropland in Belarus?
Land use hidden — cropland in Belarus was 56,533 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 63,790 Square kilometres in 1995.
What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 56,370 Square kilometres in 2008.
How does Belarus rank for land use hidden — cropland?
Belarus ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Cropland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
220 places, 12,854 data points, 1961–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata