Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Moldova
Moldova: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.3764 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Moldova is 0.3764 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Moldova peaked at 0.3764 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2266 hectares per person, in 1992.
Moldova ranks 8th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Moldova, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2266 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.2822 hectares per person | +24.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2515 hectares per person | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2957 hectares per person | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.293 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3459 hectares per person | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3009 hectares per person | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 0.299 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3204 hectares per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3514 hectares per person | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3485 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2928 hectares per person | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3588 hectares per person | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3435 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3025 hectares per person | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3008 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3389 hectares per person | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3161 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3049 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3008 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3066 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3255 hectares per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3194 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3247 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3296 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3266 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3431 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3403 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2963 hectares per person | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3474 hectares per person | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3267 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3764 hectares per person | +15.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.3764 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0524 hectares per person, 7.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.3764 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0881 hectares per person, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2869 hectares per person | 0.2266 hectares per person | 0.3459 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3274 hectares per person | 0.2928 hectares per person | 0.3588 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3222 hectares per person | 0.3008 hectares per person | 0.3431 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3367 hectares per person | 0.2963 hectares per person | 0.3764 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5627 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Moldova?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Moldova was 0.3764 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3764 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2266 hectares per person in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Moldova ranks 8th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.