Arable land in Armenia
Armenia: Arable land was 0.149 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Armenia, 1992–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Armenia is 0.149 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Armenia peaked at 0.1501 hectares per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1184 hectares per person, in 1992.
Armenia ranks 82nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land in Armenia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1184 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.1254 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1293 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1315 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1372 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1402 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1418 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1421 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1397 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1417 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1422 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.143 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1438 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1446 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1448 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1455 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1459 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1466 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1473 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1484 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1483 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1483 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1485 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1487 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1492 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1497 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1501 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1501 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1499 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1497 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1491 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.149 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.149 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.149 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2161 hectares per person, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1332 hectares per person | 0.1184 hectares per person | 0.1421 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1438 hectares per person | 0.1397 hectares per person | 0.1466 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1489 hectares per person | 0.1473 hectares per person | 0.1501 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1494 hectares per person | 0.149 hectares per person | 0.1499 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More agriculture & rural data for Armenia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Armenia?
- Arable land in Armenia was 0.149 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1501 hectares per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1184 hectares per person in 1992.
- How does Armenia rank for arable land?
- Armenia ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.