Agricultural land — Area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Agricultural land — Area was 309,629 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Eastern Europe is 309,629 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Eastern Europe peaked at 611,817 1000 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 309,629 1000 ha, in 2024.
Eastern Europe ranks 19th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 596,756 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 598,184 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 597,298 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 596,941 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 599,461 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 598,537 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 599,949 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 600,616 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 602,690 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 602,100 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 601,984 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 603,633 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 605,807 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 607,028 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 604,139 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 606,399 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 607,730 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 607,037 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 606,396 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 606,947 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 606,981 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 609,508 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 610,343 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 610,469 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 611,347 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 611,817 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 609,579 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 610,093 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 609,896 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 609,151 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 608,315 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 328,064 1000 ha | -46.1% |
| 1993 | 325,083 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 323,991 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 322,636 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 322,168 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 324,083 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 322,516 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 321,887 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 321,790 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 320,395 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 318,386 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 317,210 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 316,029 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 315,192 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 314,713 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 313,679 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 313,819 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 313,698 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 312,593 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 312,732 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 312,223 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 312,174 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 311,844 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 311,782 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 311,432 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 311,367 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 311,197 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 311,526 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 310,710 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 310,623 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 309,803 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 310,226 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 309,629 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Area in Eastern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -46.1% | 608,315 1000 ha | 328,064 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 598,937 1000 ha | 596,756 1000 ha | 602,690 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 605,225 1000 ha | 601,984 1000 ha | 607,730 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 609,698 1000 ha | 606,947 1000 ha | 611,817 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 380,789 1000 ha | 321,887 1000 ha | 609,151 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 316,491 1000 ha | 313,679 1000 ha | 321,790 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 311,887 1000 ha | 311,197 1000 ha | 312,732 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 310,198 1000 ha | 309,629 1000 ha | 310,710 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Eastern Europe?
- Agricultural land — area in Eastern Europe was 309,629 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 611,817 1000 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 309,629 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for agricultural land — area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.