Agricultural land per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Agricultural land per capita was 0.8813 hectares per capita in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.8813 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
53rd
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.939 hectares per capita
in 2009
All-time low
0.8813 hectares per capita
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.8813 hectares per capita for agricultural land per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Belarus peaked at 0.939 hectares per capita in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8813 hectares per capita, in 2023.
Belarus ranks 53rd of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Agricultural land per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9191 hectares per capita | — |
| 1993 | 0.9134 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9136 hectares per capita | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9158 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9182 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9194 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9233 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9245 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.926 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9185 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9141 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9166 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9201 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9256 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9323 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9323 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9357 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.939 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9375 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9369 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9295 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9204 hectares per capita | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9104 hectares per capita | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9038 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8983 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8945 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8917 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8889 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8856 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8835 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8823 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8813 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.8813 hectares per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 2.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.8813 hectares per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4414 hectares per capita, 2.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9184 hectares per capita | 0.9134 hectares per capita | 0.9245 hectares per capita | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.926 hectares per capita | 0.9141 hectares per capita | 0.939 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9112 hectares per capita | 0.8889 hectares per capita | 0.9375 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8832 hectares per capita | 0.8813 hectares per capita | 0.8856 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
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)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8597 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Belarus?
- Agricultural land per capita in Belarus was 0.8813 hectares per capita 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 agricultural land per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.939 hectares per capita in 2009.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8813 hectares per capita in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Belarus ranks 53rd out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus 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 Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.