Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 42.8 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Southern Europe stood at 42.8 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Southern Europe peaked at 63.93 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 42.52 %, in 2023.
Southern Europe ranks 17th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63.93 % | — |
| 1962 | 63.83 % | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 63.67 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 63.32 % | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 63.02 % | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 62.87 % | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 63.03 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 62.84 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 63.01 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 62.66 % | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 61.04 % | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 60.81 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 60.49 % | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 60.33 % | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 60.15 % | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 59.79 % | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 59.82 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 59.87 % | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 59.77 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 59.68 % | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 59.67 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 59.59 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 59.03 % | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 58.9 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 58.81 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 58.7 % | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 58.65 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 58.5 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 58.62 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 58.37 % | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 57.56 % | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 56.39 % | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 56.1 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 56.07 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 55.4 % | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 55.26 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 54.9 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 54.97 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 54.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 53.64 % | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 53.14 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 52.87 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 52.42 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.19 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 52.02 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.92 % | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 49.15 % | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 49.68 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 49.01 % | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.93 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.01 % | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 47.75 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 47.58 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 46.32 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 46.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 45.79 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 45.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 45.3 % | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 46 % | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 45.32 % | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 45.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.92 % | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 42.52 % | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 42.8 % | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.28 % | 62.84 % | 63.93 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.47 % | 59.77 % | 62.66 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.02 % | 58.5 % | 59.68 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.96 % | 54.6 % | 58.37 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4 % | 49.01 % | 53.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.76 % | 45.3 % | 48.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.18 % | 42.52 % | 45.34 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
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- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Southern Europe?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Southern Europe was 42.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 63.93 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.52 % in 2023.
- How does Southern Europe rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Southern Europe ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — 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.