Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020): Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 159,985 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
159,985 Hectares
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
2nd
of 3 regions
All-time high
172,770 Hectares
in 2000
All-time low
159,985 Hectares
in 2024
Years of data
22
2000–2024
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) is 159,985 Hectares, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) peaked at 172,770 Hectares in 2000 and was at its lowest, 159,985 Hectares, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 172,770 Hectares | — |
| 2001 | 172,198 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 170,129 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 168,828 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 168,733 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 165,331 Hectares | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 165,104 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 162,906 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 162,193 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 160,916 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 161,010 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 161,294 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 161,795 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 161,426 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 161,456 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 161,949 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 162,926 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 161,756 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 161,089 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 160,561 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 160,366 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 159,985 Hectares | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 169,013 Hectares | 165,104 Hectares | 172,770 Hectares | 7 |
| 2010s | 161,787 Hectares | 160,916 Hectares | 162,926 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,751 Hectares | 159,985 Hectares | 161,756 Hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
- 1 China 521,196 Hectares compare
- 1 United States 417,826 Hectares compare
- 2 Australia 368,934 Hectares compare
- 2 Türkiye 38,619 Hectares compare
- 3 United Kingdom 16,821 Hectares compare
- 3 Brazil 236,759 Hectares compare
- 3 Viet Nam 12,291 Hectares compare
- 4 Russian Federation 215,701 Hectares compare
- 4 Poland 14,172 Hectares compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 214,266 Hectares compare
- 5 Lithuania 2,858 Hectares compare
More environment data for European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2221 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2024)
- Environment-related technologies patents — Patent applications 47,926 Patents (2023)
- Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants 12,801 Patents (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 364,965 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 81,695 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 48,152 Square kilometres (2022)
- Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste 104.11 Index (2023)
- Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land 108,723 Hectares (2024)
- Agricultural land area — Arable land 96,625 Hectares (2024)
All data for European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) was 159,985 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 172,770 Hectares in 2000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,985 Hectares in 2024.
- How does European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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