Arable land in Moldova
Moldova: Arable land was 1.87 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
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.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 1.87 million hectares for arable land in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Moldova peaked at 1.87 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.68 million hectares, in 2018.
Moldova ranks 83rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 million hectares | 1.74 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million hectares | 1.82 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | 1.82 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 1.87 million hectares | 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 1.87 million hectares 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 1.87 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 million hectares in 2018.
- How does Moldova rank for arable land?
- Moldova ranks 83rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.