Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate was 0.0745 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) is 0.0745 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.2% on the previous year and up 107.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) peaked at 5.42 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -1.78 % change on previous year, in 2023.
European Union (27) ranks 13th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.0968 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.2954 % change on previous year | +205.2% |
| 1964 | -0.3415 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 1965 | -0.3437 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1966 | -0.1809 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1967 | -0.1017 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1968 | -0.4021 % change on previous year | +295.2% |
| 1969 | -0.0043 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 1970 | -0.8139 % change on previous year | +19000.8% |
| 1971 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +35.5% |
| 1972 | -0.3399 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 1973 | -0.3569 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1974 | -0.2258 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1975 | -0.297 % change on previous year | +31.5% |
| 1976 | -0.304 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1977 | -0.113 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
| 1978 | -0.021 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 1979 | -0.3108 % change on previous year | +1381.9% |
| 1980 | -0.3771 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 1981 | -0.1807 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 1982 | -0.0891 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 1983 | -0.6198 % change on previous year | +595.6% |
| 1984 | -0.1228 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 1985 | -0.2196 % change on previous year | +78.8% |
| 1986 | -0.2139 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1987 | -0.1111 % change on previous year | -48.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4839 % change on previous year | +335.5% |
| 1989 | -0.2905 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 1990 | -0.3813 % change on previous year | +31.2% |
| 1991 | -1.24 % change on previous year | +224.4% |
| 1992 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -537.9% |
| 1993 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1994 | -0.2117 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 1995 | -0.8846 % change on previous year | +317.9% |
| 1996 | -0.2102 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1997 | -0.3478 % change on previous year | +65.4% |
| 1998 | -0.3155 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1999 | -0.0828 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 2000 | -1.12 % change on previous year | +1258.6% |
| 2001 | -1.26 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2002 | -1.34 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2003 | -0.9029 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 2004 | -0.6439 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 2005 | -0.0485 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 2006 | -0.9883 % change on previous year | +1936.3% |
| 2007 | -1.23 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4673 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 2009 | -0.5995 % change on previous year | -228.3% |
| 2010 | -0.9008 % change on previous year | +50.3% |
| 2011 | -0.6257 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 2012 | -0.616 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2013 | -0.104 % change on previous year | -83.1% |
| 2014 | -0.977 % change on previous year | +839.5% |
| 2015 | -0.1112 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 2016 | -0.6097 % change on previous year | +448.4% |
| 2017 | -0.0316 % change on previous year | -94.8% |
| 2018 | -0.319 % change on previous year | +908.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7512 % change on previous year | -335.5% |
| 2020 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -268.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0565 % change on previous year | -95.5% |
| 2022 | -0.1271 % change on previous year | +125.1% |
| 2023 | -1.78 % change on previous year | +1302.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0745 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -19000.8% | -0.0043 % change on previous year | -0.8139 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -1936.3% | -0.0485 % change on previous year | -0.9883 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -1381.9% | -0.021 % change on previous year | -0.3108 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -1302.3% | -0.1271 % change on previous year | -1.78 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -1258.6% | -0.0828 % change on previous year | -1.12 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -908.0% | -0.0316 % change on previous year | -0.319 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2208 % change on previous year | -0.4021 % change on previous year | -0.0043 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.3885 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | -0.021 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2709 % change on previous year | -0.6198 % change on previous year | -0.0891 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5171 % change on previous year | -1.24 % change on previous year | 5.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.767 % change on previous year | -1.34 % change on previous year | 0.4673 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3544 % change on previous year | -0.977 % change on previous year | 0.7512 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6308 % change on previous year | -1.78 % change on previous year | 0.0745 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 10 Central African Republic 2.67 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 2.42 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Belize 2.2 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 2.09 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.35 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Armenia 1.31 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Samoa 1.19 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27)?
- Agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) was 0.0745 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, annual growth rate recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, annual growth rate recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.78 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does European Union (27) rank for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate?
- European Union (27) ranks 13th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.