Arable land in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Arable land was 0.1162 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.1162 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.3106 hectares per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1162 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2007 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.2177 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2282 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2288 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2322 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.224 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2323 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.23 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2404 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2417 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2381 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2434 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2482 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2502 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2528 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2546 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2553 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.257 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2634 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2686 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2733 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2794 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2822 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2905 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2954 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3092 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3038 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3034 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3076 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3106 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1176 hectares per person | -62.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1162 hectares per person | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2242 hectares per person | 0.2007 hectares per person | 0.2323 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2482 hectares per person | 0.2381 hectares per person | 0.257 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2869 hectares per person | 0.2634 hectares per person | 0.3092 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.213 hectares per person | 0.1162 hectares per person | 0.3106 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 452.22 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4731 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Arable land in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.1162 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3106 hectares per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1162 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for arable land?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.