Moldova - Arable land

Arable land (hectares)

The value for Arable land (hectares) in Moldova was 1,681,700 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,849,000 in 2001 and a minimum value of 1,681,700 in 2018.

Definition: 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.

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

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Year Value
1992 1,736,000
1993 1,744,000
1994 1,759,000
1995 1,773,000
1996 1,787,000
1997 1,787,000
1998 1,798,000
1999 1,812,000
2000 1,827,000
2001 1,849,000
2002 1,843,000
2003 1,845,000
2004 1,840,000
2005 1,833,000
2006 1,820,000
2007 1,822,000
2008 1,821,000
2009 1,817,000
2010 1,813,000
2011 1,811,000
2012 1,814,000
2013 1,816,000
2014 1,728,000
2015 1,733,000
2016 1,738,000
2017 1,738,000
2018 1,681,700

Arable land (hectares per person)

The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Moldova was 0.621 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.636 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.583 in 1992.

Definition: 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.

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

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Year Value
1992 0.583
1993 0.587
1994 0.593
1995 0.601
1996 0.607
1997 0.609
1998 0.613
1999 0.618
2000 0.625
2001 0.634
2002 0.633
2003 0.636
2004 0.636
2005 0.635
2006 0.632
2007 0.634
2008 0.635
2009 0.634
2010 0.634
2011 0.633
2012 0.634
2013 0.635
2014 0.605
2015 0.611
2016 0.620
2017 0.631
2018 0.621

Arable land (% of land area)

Arable land (% of land area) in Moldova was 51.14 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 56.23 in 2001, while its lowest value was 51.14 in 2018.

Definition: 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.

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

See also:

Year Value
1992 52.81
1993 52.93
1994 53.40
1995 53.84
1996 54.27
1997 54.28
1998 54.63
1999 55.08
2000 55.57
2001 56.23
2002 56.05
2003 56.13
2004 55.96
2005 55.73
2006 55.34
2007 55.40
2008 55.37
2009 55.24
2010 55.19
2011 55.13
2012 55.20
2013 55.23
2014 52.55
2015 52.71
2016 52.86
2017 52.84
2018 51.14

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use