Agricultural land per capita in Moldova
Moldova: Agricultural land per capita was 0.7955 hectares per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7955 hectares per capita
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
57th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.8165 hectares per capita
in 2021
All-time low
0.5745 hectares per capita
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023
Agricultural land per capita 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 per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land per capita in Moldova is 0.7955 hectares per capita, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Moldova peaked at 0.8165 hectares per capita in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5745 hectares per capita, in 1992.
Moldova ranks 57th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Moldova, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5745 hectares per capita | — |
| 1993 | 0.5748 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5766 hectares per capita | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.579 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5825 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5868 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5918 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5977 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6007 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.606 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6116 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6173 hectares per capita | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6232 hectares per capita | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6265 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6332 hectares per capita | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6452 hectares per capita | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6564 hectares per capita | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.667 hectares per capita | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6787 hectares per capita | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6921 hectares per capita | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7064 hectares per capita | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.722 hectares per capita | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6926 hectares per capita | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7052 hectares per capita | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7159 hectares per capita | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7256 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7157 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7266 hectares per capita | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8051 hectares per capita | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8165 hectares per capita | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8109 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7955 hectares per capita | -1.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.7955 hectares per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.7955 hectares per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4414 hectares per capita, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.583 hectares per capita | 0.5745 hectares per capita | 0.5977 hectares per capita | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6287 hectares per capita | 0.6007 hectares per capita | 0.667 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7081 hectares per capita | 0.6787 hectares per capita | 0.7266 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.807 hectares per capita | 0.7955 hectares per capita | 0.8165 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3742 % 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 0.8329 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2584 % 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 0.9732 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Moldova?
- Agricultural land per capita in Moldova was 0.7955 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8165 hectares per capita in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5745 hectares per capita in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Moldova ranks 57th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.