Belarus - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Belarus was 84,530 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93,910 in 1992 and a minimum value of 84,530 in 2018.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1992 93,910
1993 93,540
1994 93,460
1995 93,390
1996 93,330
1997 93,060
1998 93,070
1999 92,810
2000 92,520
2001 91,280
2002 90,250
2003 89,860
2004 89,570
2005 89,490
2006 89,580
2007 89,160
2008 89,170
2009 89,270
2010 88,980
2011 88,750
2012 87,960
2013 87,112
2014 86,239
2015 85,742
2016 85,327
2017 84,940
2018 84,530

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Belarus was 41.64 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 46.30 in 1992, while its lowest value was 41.64 in 2018.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1992 46.30
1993 46.12
1994 46.08
1995 46.04
1996 46.01
1997 45.88
1998 45.88
1999 45.76
2000 45.61
2001 45.00
2002 44.50
2003 44.30
2004 44.16
2005 44.12
2006 44.15
2007 43.94
2008 43.95
2009 44.01
2010 43.85
2011 43.74
2012 43.35
2013 42.93
2014 42.49
2015 42.24
2016 42.04
2017 41.84
2018 41.64

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use