Agricultural land — Area in Europe
Europe: Agricultural land — Area was 455,181 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in 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 Europe is 455,181 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Europe peaked at 782,825 1000 ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 455,181 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Europe 14th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 780,921 1000 ha | 779,344 1000 ha | 782,825 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 779,284 1000 ha | 777,710 1000 ha | 781,070 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 779,076 1000 ha | 777,455 1000 ha | 780,408 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 547,627 1000 ha | 486,632 1000 ha | 775,929 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 475,565 1000 ha | 469,303 1000 ha | 484,552 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,064 1000 ha | 461,406 1000 ha | 467,740 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 458,149 1000 ha | 455,181 1000 ha | 460,523 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Arable land — Area 270,153 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.33 kg/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.38 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.89 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.97 million t (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.35 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Europe?
- Agricultural land — area in Europe was 455,181 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 782,825 1000 ha in 1969.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 455,181 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Europe rank for agricultural land — area?
- Europe ranks 14th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.