Agricultural land — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Agricultural land — Area was 55,547 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Southern Europe stood at 55,547 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Southern Europe peaked at 82,929 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 55,175 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Southern Europe 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,089 1000 ha | 81,519 1000 ha | 82,929 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 78,441 1000 ha | 77,516 1000 ha | 81,282 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,537 1000 ha | 75,864 1000 ha | 77,401 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,576 1000 ha | 70,809 1000 ha | 75,700 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,700 1000 ha | 63,540 1000 ha | 69,626 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,687 1000 ha | 58,782 1000 ha | 63,504 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,333 1000 ha | 55,175 1000 ha | 58,842 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 27 Mali 41,675 1000 ha compare
- 28 Algeria 41,320 1000 ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 655,768 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 876,075 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Southern Europe?
- Agricultural land — area in Southern Europe was 55,547 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 82,929 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,175 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for agricultural land — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.