Land area per crop type in Belarus

Belarus: Land area per crop type was 340,000 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
340,000 hectares
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
4th
of 65 countries
All-time high
1.01 million hectares
in 1993
All-time low
241,063 hectares
in 2016
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Land area per crop type in Belarus, 1992–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1992200820241992: 1.0M hectares1993: 1.0M hectares1994: 827.0k hectares1995: 969.0k hectares1996: 867.0k hectares1997: 855.0k hectares1998: 790.0k hectares1999: 641.1k hectares2000: 723.0k hectares2001: 777.0k hectares2002: 709.0k hectares2003: 545.0k hectares2004: 591.5k hectares2005: 530.6k hectares2006: 488.1k hectares2007: 575.0k hectares2008: 541.6k hectares2009: 447.9k hectares2010: 342.5k hectares2011: 327.0k hectares2012: 392.3k hectares2013: 323.1k hectares2014: 319.6k hectares2015: 250.0k hectares2016: 241.1k hectares2017: 255.3k hectares2018: 251.2k hectares2019: 318.6k hectares2020: 360.4k hectares2021: 359.9k hectares2022: 343.0k hectares2023: 310.0k hectares2024: 340.0k hectares

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 1 Poland 682,180 hectares compare
  2. 2 Russia 580,000 hectares compare
  3. 3 Germany 535,600 hectares compare
  4. 5 China 166,529 hectares compare
  5. 6 United States 162,690 hectares compare
  6. 7 Argentina 118,002 hectares compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Land area per crop type
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
66 places, 3,206 data points, 1961–2024
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