What is agricultural land — area in Northern Europe?

Agricultural land — area in Northern Europe was 37,646 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Northern Europe?

The highest recorded value was 41,335 1000 ha in 1992.

What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Northern Europe?

The lowest recorded value was 34,197 1000 ha in 1991.

How does Northern Europe rank for agricultural land — area?

Northern Europe ranks 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.

Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Northern 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.

Agricultural land — Area in Northern Europe

Name: Agricultural land — Area in Northern Europe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Northern Europe: Agricultural land — Area was 37,646 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

37,646 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.0%

Rank

32nd

of 36 groups

All-time high

41,335 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

34,197 1000 ha

in 1991

Years of data

1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Northern Europe recorded 37,646 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.

The figure is down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Northern Europe peaked at 41,335 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 34,197 1000 ha, in 1991.

That places Northern Europe 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	37,383 1000 ha	36,940 1000 ha	37,813 1000 ha	9
1970s	35,789 1000 ha	35,552 1000 ha	36,188 1000 ha	10
1980s	34,951 1000 ha	34,596 1000 ha	35,522 1000 ha	10
1990s	38,703 1000 ha	34,197 1000 ha	41,335 1000 ha	10
2000s	38,112 1000 ha	37,385 1000 ha	38,866 1000 ha	10
2010s	38,510 1000 ha	38,307 1000 ha	38,875 1000 ha	10
2020s	38,146 1000 ha	37,646 1000 ha	38,567 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

29 Ukraine 41,311 1000 ha compare
30 Madagascar 40,933 1000 ha compare
31 Colombia 40,546 1000 ha compare
32 United Republic of Tanzania 39,877 1000 ha compare
33 Mauritania 39,710 1000 ha compare
34 Turkmenistan 39,627 1000 ha compare
35 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 39,309 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

More environment data for Northern Europe

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.49 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.29 million t (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,582 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Cropland — Area 19,112 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.77 % (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.1 kg/ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 326,844 t (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 524,860 t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 3 kg/cap (2024)

All data for Northern Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Northern Europe?: Agricultural land — area in Northern Europe was 37,646 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Northern Europe?: The highest recorded value was 41,335 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Northern Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 34,197 1000 ha in 1991.
How does Northern Europe rank for agricultural land — area?: Northern Europe ranks 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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

Indicator: Agricultural land — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.