Agricultural land use per person in Belarus
Belarus: Agricultural land use per person was 0.859 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.859 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
47th
of 202 countries
All-time high
3.08 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.859 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Belarus, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use per person in Belarus is 0.859 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Belarus peaked at 3.08 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.859 hectares per person, in 2025.
Belarus ranks 47th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Belarus, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 3.08 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 2.97 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1200 | 2.86 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1300 | 2.74 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1400 | 2.61 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1500 | 2.46 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1600 | 2.29 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1700 | 2.09 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 1710 | 2.07 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1720 | 2.05 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1730 | 2.03 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1740 | 2 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1750 | 1.98 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1760 | 1.95 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1770 | 1.93 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1780 | 1.9 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1790 | 1.88 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1800 | 1.85 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1810 | 1.82 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1820 | 1.79 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1830 | 1.76 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1840 | 1.73 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1850 | 1.7 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1860 | 1.66 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1870 | 1.63 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1880 | 1.59 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1890 | 1.55 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1900 | 1.51 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1910 | 1.47 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1920 | 1.42 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1930 | 1.38 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1940 | 1.32 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1950 | 1.27 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1951 | 1.26 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.25 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 1.25 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 1.24 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 1.24 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 1.23 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 1.22 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 1.22 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.21 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 1.2 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 1.19 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 1.18 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.17 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 1.15 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 1.15 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.13 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.12 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.11 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.1 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.09 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 1.08 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.07 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.06 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.06 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.05 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.04 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.04 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.03 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.02 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.02 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.01 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9983 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9912 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9855 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9811 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9742 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9687 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9609 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9534 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9524 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9148 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9109 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9099 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.909 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9122 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9135 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9175 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9188 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9199 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9118 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9057 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.906 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9073 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9108 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.916 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.916 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9205 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9259 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9273 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9281 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9229 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9172 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9111 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.909 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9077 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9067 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9055 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9016 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8933 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.885 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8798 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8728 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8659 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.859 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.859 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.859 hectares per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4447 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.08 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.97 hectares per person | 2.97 hectares per person | 2.97 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.86 hectares per person | 2.86 hectares per person | 2.86 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.74 hectares per person | 2.74 hectares per person | 2.74 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.46 hectares per person | 2.46 hectares per person | 2.46 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.29 hectares per person | 2.29 hectares per person | 2.29 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.09 hectares per person | 2.09 hectares per person | 2.09 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.07 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.05 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.03 hectares per person | 2.03 hectares per person | 2.03 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 2 hectares per person | 2 hectares per person | 2 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.95 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 1.95 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.93 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.9 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | 1.9 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.88 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.85 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | 1.85 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.82 hectares per person | 1.82 hectares per person | 1.82 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | 1.79 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.76 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.73 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.7 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.66 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.63 hectares per person | 1.63 hectares per person | 1.63 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.59 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.55 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | 1.55 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.51 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 1.51 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | 1.47 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.42 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.38 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.32 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.24 hectares per person | 1.21 hectares per person | 1.27 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.15 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 1.2 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9888 hectares per person | 0.9609 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9212 hectares per person | 0.909 hectares per person | 0.9534 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.914 hectares per person | 0.9057 hectares per person | 0.9259 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9137 hectares per person | 0.9016 hectares per person | 0.9281 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.876 hectares per person | 0.859 hectares per person | 0.8933 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6315 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6148 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.18 % 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 0.8597 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 709.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use per person in Belarus?
- Agricultural land use per person in Belarus was 0.859 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.859 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Belarus ranks 47th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.