Land area per crop type in Belarus
Belarus: Land area per crop type was 340,000 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area per crop type in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area per crop type in Belarus is 340,000 hectares, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area per crop type in Belarus peaked at 1.01 million hectares in 1993 and was at its lowest, 241,063 hectares, in 2016.
Belarus ranks 4th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 870,138 hectares | 641,100 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 592,867 hectares | 447,926 hectares | 777,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 302,072 hectares | 241,063 hectares | 392,260 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 342,662 hectares | 310,000 hectares | 360,409 hectares | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Rural population 1.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 20.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.28 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area per crop type in Belarus?
- Land area per crop type in Belarus was 340,000 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land area per crop type recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million hectares in 1993.
- What is the lowest land area per crop type recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 241,063 hectares in 2016.
- How does Belarus rank for land area per crop type?
- Belarus ranks 4th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area per crop type rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area per crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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