Belarus: Arable land (hectares per person)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Belarus' arable land (hectares per person) fell 0.00217 on 2023 (from 0.61 to 0.6).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.000349 and a typical year strayed about 0.0077 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.01 in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.03 in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.000543 a year. A straight line explains 42% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Belarus had the 13th highest value of the 205 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Belarus in the 2024 ranking

• Paraguay — 10th of 205: 0.66
• Niger — 11th of 205: 0.66
• Uruguay — 12th of 205: 0.64
• Bulgaria — 14th of 205: 0.54
• Estonia — 15th of 205: 0.51
• Bolivia — 16th of 205: 0.49

What this measures

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Limitations: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries. True comparability of the data is limited, by variations in definitions, statistical methods, and quality of data. Countries use different definitions of land use.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 33 values

Arable land (hectares per person) in nearby economies

• Albania — 0.25 (2024)
• Andorra — 0.00176 (2024)
• Armenia — 0.15 (2024)
• Austria — 0.14 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 0.21 (2024)
• Belgium — 0.07 (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 0.13 (2024)
• Bulgaria — 0.54 (2024)
• Croatia — 0.22 (2024)
• Cyprus — 0.07 (2024)
• Czechia — 0.23 (2024)

More environment data for Belarus

• Population in largest city — 2.07 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 28.67% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 2.07 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 22.79% (2025)
• Rural population — 1.86 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 20.51% (2025)
• Urban population — 7.22 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 79.49% (2025)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — -2.15% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %)

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Questions people ask

What is Belarus's arable land (hectares per person)?

0.6 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1992?

It is up 1.5% from 0.6 in 1992. The highest value was 0.62 in 1999 and the lowest 0.57 in 2003.

How does Belarus rank?

13th highest of 205 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in arable land (hectares per person) unusual for Belarus?

In 2024, Belarus' arable land (hectares per person) fell 0.00217 on 2023 (from 0.61 to 0.6). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.000349 and a typical year strayed about 0.0077 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator AG.LND.ARBL.HA.PC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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