Arable land in Moldova
Moldova: Arable land was 0.7613 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Moldova is 0.7613 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Moldova peaked at 0.7613 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5824 hectares per person, in 1992.
Moldova ranks 8th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6009 hectares per person | 0.5824 hectares per person | 0.6183 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.6331 hectares per person | 0.6247 hectares per person | 0.6355 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6258 hectares per person | 0.6047 hectares per person | 0.6351 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7293 hectares per person | 0.7028 hectares per person | 0.7613 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 56.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 1.33 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 925,199 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,434 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 3.18 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Moldova?
- Arable land in Moldova was 0.7613 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7613 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5824 hectares per person in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for arable land?
- Moldova ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.