Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 22.19 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 22.19 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Northern Europe peaked at 24.71 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.02 %, in 2003.
Northern Europe ranks 29th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.71 % | — |
| 1962 | 24.69 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 24.52 % | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 24.49 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 24.36 % | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 24.34 % | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 24.36 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 24.24 % | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 24.14 % | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 23.65 % | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 23.61 % | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 23.47 % | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 23.42 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 23.37 % | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 23.32 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 23.31 % | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 23.25 % | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 23.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 23.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 23.21 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 23.06 % | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 23 % | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 22.88 % | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 22.86 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 22.73 % | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 22.66 % | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 22.61 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 22.77 % | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 22.61 % | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 22.45 % | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 22.34 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 24.35 % | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 23.94 % | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 23.62 % | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 23.21 % | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 23.29 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 23.17 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 23.14 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 22.87 % | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 22.54 % | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 22.25 % | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 22.18 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 22.02 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 22.09 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 22.36 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 22.9 % | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 22.69 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.87 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 22.63 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 22.59 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 22.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.57 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 22.61 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.65 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 22.61 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.75 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 22.82 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.76 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.73 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 22.59 % | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 22.7 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.2 % | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 22.19 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.43 % | 24.14 % | 24.71 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.39 % | 23.23 % | 23.65 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.84 % | 22.61 % | 23.21 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.24 % | 22.34 % | 24.35 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.45 % | 22.02 % | 22.9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.69 % | 22.57 % | 22.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.48 % | 22.19 % | 22.73 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Northern Europe?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Northern Europe was 22.19 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 24.71 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.02 % in 2003.
- How does Northern Europe rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Northern Europe ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in 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.