Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.8597 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belarus, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belarus is 0.8597 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belarus peaked at 1.2 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.8597 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Belarus 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.2 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.19 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 1.18 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.17 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.15 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.14 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.12 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.11 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.1 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.09 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.07 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.07 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.06 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.05 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.05 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.04 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.04 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.03 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.02 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.02 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.01 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.01 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9932 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9879 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9819 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9734 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9702 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9644 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.96 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9588 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9192 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9136 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9139 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9161 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9186 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9198 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.924 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9256 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9271 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9194 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9148 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9172 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9205 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.926 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9326 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9325 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9359 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9392 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9382 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.938 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9311 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9225 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9127 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9063 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9011 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.898 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8956 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8905 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8828 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8786 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8771 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8714 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8655 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8597 hectares per person | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9904 hectares per person | 0.9644 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.927 hectares per person | 0.9136 hectares per person | 0.96 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9265 hectares per person | 0.9148 hectares per person | 0.9392 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9134 hectares per person | 0.8905 hectares per person | 0.9382 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8725 hectares per person | 0.8597 hectares per person | 0.8828 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6315 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6148 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 709.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belarus?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Belarus was 0.8597 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8597 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Belarus ranks 45th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.