Arable land in Georgia
Georgia: Arable land was 4.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Georgia, 1992–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 4.4% for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Georgia peaked at 11.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2023.
Georgia ranks 141st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.4% | — |
| 1993 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -43.6% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.1% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Georgia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 502.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3882 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Georgia?
- Arable land in Georgia was 4.4% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2023.
- How does Georgia rank for arable land?
- Georgia ranks 141st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and website, 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 (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land 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.