Land use in Moldova
Moldova: Land use was 2.14 million hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Moldova stood at 2.14 million hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Moldova peaked at 2.20 million hectares in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.92 million hectares, in 2018.
Moldova ranks 89th 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 | 2.19 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 2.20 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.14 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Moldova
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.9268 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1986 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0901 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9715 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Moldova?
- Land use in Moldova was 2.14 million 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2.20 million hectares in 1992.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 million hectares in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for land use?
- Moldova ranks 89th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 (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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