Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Moldova
Moldova: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 74.1 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 74.1 hectares per square kilometre for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Moldova peaked at 77.88 hectares per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 68.64 hectares per square kilometre, in 2018.
Moldova ranks 11th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Moldova, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 77.88 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 77.6 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 77.63 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 77.62 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 77.62 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 77.64 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 77.67 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.72 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.37 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.22 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.07 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.91 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.7 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 75.98 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 75.49 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.55 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.43 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.16 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 75.04 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 74.95 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 74.86 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.85 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 70.41 hectares per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 70.5 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.5 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.46 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.64 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 68.77 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.14 hectares per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 75.07 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 74.97 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.1 hectares per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.67 hectares per square kilometre | 77.6 hectares per square kilometre | 77.88 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 76.29 hectares per square kilometre | 75.16 hectares per square kilometre | 77.37 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.9 hectares per square kilometre | 68.64 hectares per square kilometre | 75.04 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.82 hectares per square kilometre | 74.1 hectares per square kilometre | 75.14 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 8 Lesotho 77.76 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 9 Rwanda 76.33 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 10 Nigeria 76.2 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 12 Syria 74.09 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 13 Djibouti 73.51 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 14 Guinea 73.23 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5627 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Moldova?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Moldova was 74.1 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 77.88 hectares per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.64 hectares per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Moldova ranks 11th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.