Land use in Georgia
Georgia: Land use was 431,900 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Georgia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 431,900 hectares for land use in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Georgia peaked at 1.13 million hectares in 1992 and was at its lowest, 431,900 hectares, in 2023.
Georgia ranks 136th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 767,400 hectares | 552,000 hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 478,140 hectares | 432,600 hectares | 545,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 438,400 hectares | 431,900 hectares | 443,900 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 133 Gambia 447,000 hectares compare
- 134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 444,000 hectares compare
- 137 Switzerland 421,731 hectares compare
- 138 Israel 372,700 hectares compare
- 139 Lesotho 360,748 hectares compare
More environment data for Georgia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0223 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Georgia?
- Land use in Georgia was 431,900 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 million hectares in 1992.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 431,900 hectares in 2023.
- How does Georgia rank for land use?
- Georgia ranks 136th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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