Arable land in Serbia
Serbia: Arable land was 0.393 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Serbia, 2006–2023
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
In 2023, arable land in Serbia stood at 0.393 hectares per person. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Serbia peaked at 0.393 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3502 hectares per person, in 2006.
That places Serbia 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Arable land in Serbia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3502 hectares per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.3545 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.362 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.357 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.364 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3647 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3558 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3614 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3654 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3652 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3681 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3696 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3699 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3713 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3774 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3826 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3901 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.393 hectares per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3559 hectares per person | 0.3502 hectares per person | 0.362 hectares per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3655 hectares per person | 0.3558 hectares per person | 0.3713 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3858 hectares per person | 0.3774 hectares per person | 0.393 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More agriculture & rural data for Serbia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 501.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3736 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.29 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.29 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2007)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Serbia?
- Arable land in Serbia was 0.393 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.393 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3502 hectares per person in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for arable land?
- Serbia ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.