What is agricultural land — area in Western Europe?

Agricultural land — area in Western Europe was 52,360 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 63,323 1000 ha in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 52,360 1000 ha in 2024.

How does Western Europe rank for agricultural land — area?

Western Europe ranks 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Western 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 Western Europe

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

Western Europe: Agricultural land — Area was 52,360 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

52,360 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

31st

of 36 groups

All-time high

63,323 1000 ha

in 1961

All-time low

52,360 1000 ha

in 2024

Years of data

1961–2024

Agricultural land — Area in Western Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 52,360 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Western Europe peaked at 63,323 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 52,360 1000 ha, in 2024.

That places Western Europe 31st 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	62,513 1000 ha	61,456 1000 ha	63,323 1000 ha	9
1970s	59,829 1000 ha	58,964 1000 ha	60,501 1000 ha	10
1980s	57,890 1000 ha	56,938 1000 ha	58,553 1000 ha	10
1990s	55,559 1000 ha	55,106 1000 ha	56,722 1000 ha	10
2000s	54,261 1000 ha	53,656 1000 ha	54,866 1000 ha	10
2010s	52,980 1000 ha	52,651 1000 ha	53,305 1000 ha	10
2020s	52,472 1000 ha	52,360 1000 ha	52,600 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

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
34 Turkmenistan 39,627 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

More environment data for Western Europe

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)

All data for Western Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — area in Western Europe?: Agricultural land — area in Western Europe was 52,360 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Western Europe?: The highest recorded value was 63,323 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Western Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 52,360 1000 ha in 2024.
How does Western Europe rank for agricultural land — area?: Western Europe ranks 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Western Europe?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Western 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.