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 32 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.
Agricultural land — Area in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 780,820 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 781,981 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 780,442 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 779,344 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 781,208 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 779,831 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 781,095 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 780,743 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 782,825 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 780,070 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 777,770 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 778,744 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 780,230 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 781,070 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 777,710 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 779,105 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 780,190 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 779,524 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 778,428 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 778,423 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 778,109 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 780,388 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 780,021 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 779,851 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 780,303 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 780,408 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 777,900 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 777,907 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 777,455 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 775,929 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 772,816 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 497,916 1000 ha | -35.6% |
| 1993 | 493,980 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 492,350 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 489,414 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 488,810 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 490,008 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 488,417 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 486,632 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 484,552 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 481,789 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 479,176 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 477,067 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 475,647 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 474,973 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 472,410 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 469,880 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 470,852 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 469,303 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 467,740 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 466,608 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 465,599 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 465,360 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 463,462 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 463,109 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 462,332 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 462,293 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 461,406 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 462,730 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 460,523 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 460,402 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 459,139 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 455,501 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 455,181 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Area in 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 | -35.6% | 772,816 1000 ha | 497,916 1000 ha |
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
- 11 Kazakhstan 213,784 1000 ha compare
- 12 India 178,220 1000 ha compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 175,590 1000 ha compare
- 14 Sudan (former) 137,246 1000 ha compare
- 15 Sudan 112,665 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mongolia 107,246 1000 ha compare
- 17 Mexico 98,430 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (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 32 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.