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 29th out of 32 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.
Agricultural land — Area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 82,929 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 82,808 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 82,596 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 82,146 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 81,747 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 81,555 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 81,759 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 81,519 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 81,739 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 81,282 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 79,185 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 78,883 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 78,473 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 78,257 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 78,020 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 77,556 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 77,592 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 77,648 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 77,516 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 77,401 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 77,381 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 77,289 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 76,560 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 76,391 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 76,271 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 76,125 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 76,064 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 75,864 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 76,026 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 75,700 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 74,646 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 73,131 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 72,751 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 72,711 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 71,845 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 71,666 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 71,209 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 71,291 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 70,809 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 69,626 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 68,958 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 68,636 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 68,054 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 67,752 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 67,535 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 64,746 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 63,744 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 64,413 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 63,540 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 63,504 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 62,312 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 61,986 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 61,764 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 60,126 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 59,930 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 59,414 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 59,371 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 58,782 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 59,678 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 58,812 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 58,842 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 58,292 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 55,175 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 55,547 1000 ha | +0.7% |
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
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (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 29th out of 32 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.