What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Moldova and Nepal?

111,790 hectares, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Nepal?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Moldova vs Nepal: Cropland extent over the long-term

Moldova

1.97 million hectares

in 2025

Nepal

1.85 million hectares

in 2025

Moldova rank

88th

Nepal rank

91st

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Moldova
Nepal

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 1.97 million hectares against 1.85 million hectares in Nepal, a difference of 111,790 hectares.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 88th and Nepal ranks 91st of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 36 and Nepal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1000s	227,366 hectares	185,938 hectares	41,428 hectares	Moldova
1100s	329,320 hectares	196,377 hectares	132,943 hectares	Moldova
1200s	475,036 hectares	206,591 hectares	268,445 hectares	Moldova
1300s	454,447 hectares	216,585 hectares	237,862 hectares	Moldova
1400s	431,802 hectares	226,362 hectares	205,440 hectares	Moldova
1500s	541,991 hectares	235,925 hectares	306,066 hectares	Moldova
1600s	629,277 hectares	291,997 hectares	337,280 hectares	Moldova
1700s	763,026 hectares	346,939 hectares	416,087 hectares	Moldova
1710s	497,502 hectares	373,874 hectares	123,628 hectares	Moldova
1720s	532,766 hectares	402,860 hectares	129,906 hectares	Moldova
1730s	570,293 hectares	434,054 hectares	136,239 hectares	Moldova
1740s	610,191 hectares	467,624 hectares	142,567 hectares	Moldova
1750s	652,566 hectares	503,748 hectares	148,818 hectares	Moldova
1760s	697,522 hectares	542,623 hectares	154,899 hectares	Moldova
1770s	745,155 hectares	584,456 hectares	160,699 hectares	Moldova
1780s	795,553 hectares	629,473 hectares	166,080 hectares	Moldova
1790s	848,792 hectares	677,914 hectares	170,878 hectares	Moldova
1800s	904,931 hectares	730,039 hectares	174,892 hectares	Moldova
1810s	964,004 hectares	786,129 hectares	177,875 hectares	Moldova
1820s	1.03 million hectares	862,999 hectares	163,021 hectares	Moldova
1830s	1.09 million hectares	910,155 hectares	180,785 hectares	Moldova
1840s	1.16 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	120,010 hectares	Moldova
1850s	1.23 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	165,980 hectares	Moldova
1860s	1.30 million hectares	1.07 million hectares	235,790 hectares	Moldova
1870s	1.38 million hectares	1.07 million hectares	306,620 hectares	Moldova
1880s	1.45 million hectares	1.14 million hectares	315,370 hectares	Moldova
1890s	1.53 million hectares	1.12 million hectares	415,500 hectares	Moldova
1900s	1.61 million hectares	1.13 million hectares	476,470 hectares	Moldova
1910s	1.68 million hectares	1.32 million hectares	366,020 hectares	Moldova
1920s	1.76 million hectares	1.55 million hectares	209,560 hectares	Moldova
1930s	1.82 million hectares	1.65 million hectares	177,220 hectares	Moldova
1940s	1.88 million hectares	1.68 million hectares	197,960 hectares	Moldova
1950s	2.08 million hectares	1.80 million hectares	280,370 hectares	Moldova
1960s	2.26 million hectares	1.84 million hectares	427,096 hectares	Moldova
1970s	2.23 million hectares	2.17 million hectares	56,911 hectares	Moldova
1980s	2.22 million hectares	2.33 million hectares	109,441 hectares	Nepal
1990s	2.19 million hectares	2.40 million hectares	209,892 hectares	Nepal
2000s	2.13 million hectares	2.42 million hectares	283,510 hectares	Nepal
2010s	2.00 million hectares	2.21 million hectares	209,406 hectares	Nepal
2020s	1.95 million hectares	1.93 million hectares	16,507 hectares	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Moldova or Nepal?: Moldova, at 1.97 million hectares against 1.85 million hectares in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Moldova and Nepal?: 111,790 hectares, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Nepal?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Moldova and Nepal rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Moldova ranks 88th and Nepal ranks 91st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.