Cropland extent over the long-term in Armenia
Armenia: Cropland extent over the long-term was 502,860 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
502,860 hectares
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
127th
of 202 countries
All-time high
506,100 hectares
in 2007
All-time low
75,746 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Armenia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term in Armenia stood at 502,860 hectares.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Armenia peaked at 506,100 hectares in 2007 and was at its lowest, 75,746 hectares, in 1000.
Armenia ranks 127th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Armenia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 75,746 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 109,656 hectares | +44.8% |
| 1200 | 140,504 hectares | +28.1% |
| 1300 | 168,267 hectares | +19.8% |
| 1400 | 127,468 hectares | -24.2% |
| 1500 | 150,100 hectares | +17.8% |
| 1600 | 166,524 hectares | +10.9% |
| 1700 | 178,399 hectares | +7.1% |
| 1710 | 185,599 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1720 | 193,007 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1730 | 200,618 hectares | +3.9% |
| 1740 | 208,426 hectares | +3.9% |
| 1750 | 216,421 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1760 | 224,592 hectares | +3.8% |
| 1770 | 232,924 hectares | +3.7% |
| 1780 | 241,397 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1790 | 249,988 hectares | +3.6% |
| 1800 | 258,666 hectares | +3.5% |
| 1810 | 267,397 hectares | +3.4% |
| 1820 | 276,136 hectares | +3.3% |
| 1830 | 284,827 hectares | +3.1% |
| 1840 | 293,406 hectares | +3.0% |
| 1850 | 301,790 hectares | +2.9% |
| 1860 | 309,878 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1870 | 317,548 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1880 | 324,642 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1890 | 330,965 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1900 | 336,265 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 340,214 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1920 | 342,372 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 342,131 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 418,296 hectares | +22.3% |
| 1950 | 401,900 hectares | -3.9% |
| 1951 | 406,806 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 413,850 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1953 | 422,588 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 432,630 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 443,630 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 455,307 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 467,414 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 479,754 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 492,168 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 504,503 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 504,503 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 505,555 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 501,768 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 498,822 hectares | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 497,665 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 492,090 hectares | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 491,354 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 490,407 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 491,038 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 490,197 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 489,776 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 489,355 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 488,724 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 489,986 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 488,934 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 489,145 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 489,355 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 488,093 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 486,830 hectares | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 487,077 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 487,462 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 487,567 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 487,882 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 487,432 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 487,695 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 487,935 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 488,223 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 487,125 hectares | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 483,738 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 481,613 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 481,613 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 483,000 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 493,000 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 500,000 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 494,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 506,000 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 498,000 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 493,000 hectares | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 488,000 hectares | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 488,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 493,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 491,000 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 494,000 hectares | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 505,000 hectares | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 505,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 503,900 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 506,100 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 504,400 hectares | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 502,400 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 503,600 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 502,600 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 505,100 hectares | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 505,900 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 504,800 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 504,300 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 504,400 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 504,100 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 504,700 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 505,000 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 504,000 hectares | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 503,720 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 503,930 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 503,424 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 503,142 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 502,860 hectares | -0.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 502,860 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million hectares, 25% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 502,860 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.64 million hectares, 31% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +44.8% | 75,746 hectares | 109,656 hectares |
| 1200 | +28.1% | 109,656 hectares | 140,504 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 75,746 hectares | 75,746 hectares | 75,746 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 109,656 hectares | 109,656 hectares | 109,656 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 140,504 hectares | 140,504 hectares | 140,504 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 168,267 hectares | 168,267 hectares | 168,267 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 127,468 hectares | 127,468 hectares | 127,468 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 150,100 hectares | 150,100 hectares | 150,100 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 166,524 hectares | 166,524 hectares | 166,524 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 178,399 hectares | 178,399 hectares | 178,399 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 185,599 hectares | 185,599 hectares | 185,599 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 193,007 hectares | 193,007 hectares | 193,007 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 200,618 hectares | 200,618 hectares | 200,618 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 208,426 hectares | 208,426 hectares | 208,426 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 216,421 hectares | 216,421 hectares | 216,421 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 224,592 hectares | 224,592 hectares | 224,592 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 232,924 hectares | 232,924 hectares | 232,924 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 241,397 hectares | 241,397 hectares | 241,397 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 249,988 hectares | 249,988 hectares | 249,988 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 258,666 hectares | 258,666 hectares | 258,666 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 267,397 hectares | 267,397 hectares | 267,397 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 276,136 hectares | 276,136 hectares | 276,136 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 284,827 hectares | 284,827 hectares | 284,827 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 293,406 hectares | 293,406 hectares | 293,406 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 301,790 hectares | 301,790 hectares | 301,790 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 309,878 hectares | 309,878 hectares | 309,878 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 317,548 hectares | 317,548 hectares | 317,548 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 324,642 hectares | 324,642 hectares | 324,642 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 330,965 hectares | 330,965 hectares | 330,965 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 336,265 hectares | 336,265 hectares | 336,265 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 340,214 hectares | 340,214 hectares | 340,214 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 342,372 hectares | 342,372 hectares | 342,372 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 342,131 hectares | 342,131 hectares | 342,131 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 418,296 hectares | 418,296 hectares | 418,296 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 441,605 hectares | 401,900 hectares | 492,168 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 497,770 hectares | 490,407 hectares | 505,555 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 489,040 hectares | 486,830 hectares | 490,197 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 487,214 hectares | 483,738 hectares | 488,223 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 491,823 hectares | 481,613 hectares | 506,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 499,280 hectares | 488,000 hectares | 506,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 504,450 hectares | 502,600 hectares | 505,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 503,513 hectares | 502,860 hectares | 504,000 hectares | 6 |
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- 124 New Zealand 672,000 hectares compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Armenia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.056 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1629 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0412 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5419 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Armenia?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Armenia was 502,860 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 506,100 hectares in 2007.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,746 hectares in 1000.
- How does Armenia rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Armenia ranks 127th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.