Arable land (hectares), per capita in Moldova
Moldova: Arable land (hectares), per capita was 0.7613 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.7613 hectares per person for arable land (hectares), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per capita in Moldova peaked at 0.7613 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5824 hectares per person, in 1992.
That places Moldova 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per capita in Moldova, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5824 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.586 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5929 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6004 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6063 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6086 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6126 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6183 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6247 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6336 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.633 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6355 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6354 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6345 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6317 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6339 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6348 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6342 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6334 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6331 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6342 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6351 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6047 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6111 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.62 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6308 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6212 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6343 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7028 hectares per person | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7154 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7379 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7613 hectares per person | +3.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.7613 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 6.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.7613 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 3.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6009 hectares per person | 0.5824 hectares per person | 0.6183 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6331 hectares per person | 0.6247 hectares per person | 0.6355 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6258 hectares per person | 0.6047 hectares per person | 0.6351 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7293 hectares per person | 0.7028 hectares per person | 0.7613 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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 arable land (hectares), per capita in Moldova?
- Arable land (hectares), per capita in Moldova was 0.7613 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7613 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5824 hectares per person in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Moldova ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.