Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Western Europe
Western Europe: Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate was -0.1455 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Western Europe, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Western Europe is -0.1455 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 4,922.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Western Europe peaked at 0.3135 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.87 % change on previous year, in 1991.
That places Western Europe 32nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.1783 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.2955 % change on previous year | +65.8% |
| 1964 | -0.3827 % change on previous year | +29.5% |
| 1965 | -0.1061 % change on previous year | -72.3% |
| 1966 | -0.3576 % change on previous year | +237.1% |
| 1967 | -0.6058 % change on previous year | +69.4% |
| 1968 | -0.979 % change on previous year | +61.6% |
| 1969 | -0.0787 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 1970 | -1.55 % change on previous year | +1874.1% |
| 1971 | -0.0633 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1972 | -0.2483 % change on previous year | +292.2% |
| 1973 | -0.3311 % change on previous year | +33.4% |
| 1974 | -0.1431 % change on previous year | -56.8% |
| 1975 | -0.2624 % change on previous year | +83.4% |
| 1976 | -0.6588 % change on previous year | +151.1% |
| 1977 | -0.3265 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -100.1% |
| 1979 | -0.5341 % change on previous year | -158399.8% |
| 1980 | -0.6984 % change on previous year | +30.8% |
| 1981 | -0.172 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 1982 | -0.0953 % change on previous year | -44.6% |
| 1983 | -0.497 % change on previous year | +421.5% |
| 1984 | -0.1693 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 1985 | -0.1901 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1986 | -0.1843 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1987 | -0.2445 % change on previous year | +32.7% |
| 1988 | -0.9357 % change on previous year | +282.7% |
| 1989 | -0.3013 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 1990 | -0.3795 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 1991 | -1.87 % change on previous year | +394.0% |
| 1992 | -0.4887 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2066 % change on previous year | -142.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0766 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 1995 | -0.0362 % change on previous year | -147.3% |
| 1996 | -0.1434 % change on previous year | +296.2% |
| 1997 | -0.1024 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 1998 | -0.1098 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1999 | -0.3978 % change on previous year | +262.4% |
| 2000 | -0.4359 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 2001 | -0.3554 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 2002 | -0.3053 % change on previous year | -14.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1571 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 2004 | -0.0926 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 2005 | -0.1523 % change on previous year | +64.4% |
| 2006 | -0.3693 % change on previous year | +142.5% |
| 2007 | -0.2502 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2519 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.2916 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 2010 | -0.6551 % change on previous year | +124.7% |
| 2011 | -0.1645 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 2012 | -0.2527 % change on previous year | +53.6% |
| 2013 | -0.0951 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 2014 | 0.003 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 2015 | -0.0541 % change on previous year | -1893.7% |
| 2016 | -0.2666 % change on previous year | +392.6% |
| 2017 | -0.0577 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 2018 | -0.1001 % change on previous year | +73.5% |
| 2019 | -0.2446 % change on previous year | +144.3% |
| 2020 | -0.4102 % change on previous year | +67.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3135 % change on previous year | -176.4% |
| 2022 | -0.1375 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 2023 | -0.1734 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1455 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -158399.8% | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -0.5341 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -1893.7% | 0.003 % change on previous year | -0.0541 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | -1874.1% | -0.0787 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.373 % change on previous year | -0.979 % change on previous year | -0.0787 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.4121 % change on previous year | -1.55 % change on previous year | 0.0003 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3488 % change on previous year | -0.9357 % change on previous year | -0.0953 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.325 % change on previous year | -1.87 % change on previous year | 0.2066 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2662 % change on previous year | -0.4359 % change on previous year | -0.0926 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1888 % change on previous year | -0.6551 % change on previous year | 0.003 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1106 % change on previous year | -0.4102 % change on previous year | 0.3135 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 29 Sri Lanka 0.3372 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Argentina 0.3325 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Martinique 0.2754 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Kenya 0.268 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Tajikistan 0.2269 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Bulgaria 0.2201 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.209 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -0.1823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth -4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0.6451 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Western Europe?
- Agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Western Europe was -0.1455 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3135 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.87 % change on previous year in 1991.
- How does Western Europe rank for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate?
- Western Europe ranks 32nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4,922.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.