Land area in hectares in Serbia

Serbia: Land area in hectares was 8.41 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
8.41 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
113th
of 233 countries
All-time high
8.75 million hectares
in 2006
All-time low
8.41 million hectares
in 2020
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Land area in hectares in Serbia, 2006–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2006201420232006: 8.7M hectares2007: 8.7M hectares2008: 8.7M hectares2009: 8.7M hectares2010: 8.7M hectares2011: 8.7M hectares2012: 8.7M hectares2013: 8.7M hectares2014: 8.7M hectares2015: 8.7M hectares2016: 8.7M hectares2017: 8.7M hectares2018: 8.7M hectares2019: 8.7M hectares2020: 8.4M hectares2021: 8.4M hectares2022: 8.4M hectares2023: 8.4M hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in hectares in Serbia stood at 8.41 million hectares. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in hectares in Serbia peaked at 8.75 million hectares in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.41 million hectares, in 2020.

That places Serbia 113th out of 233 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.75 million hectares 8.75 million hectares 8.75 million hectares 4
2010s 8.75 million hectares 8.75 million hectares 8.75 million hectares 10
2020s 8.41 million hectares 8.41 million hectares 8.41 million hectares 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 110 Portugal 9.16 million hectares compare
  2. 111 Hungary 9.13 million hectares compare
  3. 112 Jordan 8.88 million hectares compare
  4. 114 French Guiana 8.28 million hectares compare
  5. 115 Azerbaijan 8.27 million hectares compare
  6. 116 Austria 8.25 million hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in hectares in Serbia?
Land area in hectares in Serbia was 8.41 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land area in hectares recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 8.75 million hectares in 2006.
What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.41 million hectares in 2020.
How does Serbia rank for land area in hectares?
Serbia ranks 113th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area in hectares
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 13,636 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.