Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate was 0.2598 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) stood at 0.2598 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 113.3% on the previous year and up 397.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) peaked at 5.42 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -1.95 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places European Union (27) 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.0968 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.2954 % change on previous year | +205.2% |
| 1964 | -0.3415 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 1965 | -0.3437 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1966 | -0.1809 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1967 | -0.1017 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1968 | -0.4021 % change on previous year | +295.2% |
| 1969 | -0.0043 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 1970 | -0.8139 % change on previous year | +19000.8% |
| 1971 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +35.5% |
| 1972 | -0.3399 % change on previous year | -69.2% |
| 1973 | -0.3569 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1974 | -0.2258 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1975 | -0.297 % change on previous year | +31.5% |
| 1976 | -0.304 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1977 | -0.113 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
| 1978 | -0.021 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 1979 | -0.3108 % change on previous year | +1381.9% |
| 1980 | -0.3771 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 1981 | -0.1807 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 1982 | -0.0891 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 1983 | -0.6198 % change on previous year | +595.6% |
| 1984 | -0.1228 % change on previous year | -80.2% |
| 1985 | -0.2196 % change on previous year | +78.8% |
| 1986 | -0.2139 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1987 | -0.1111 % change on previous year | -48.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4839 % change on previous year | +335.5% |
| 1989 | -0.2905 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 1990 | -0.3813 % change on previous year | +31.2% |
| 1991 | -1.24 % change on previous year | +224.4% |
| 1992 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -537.9% |
| 1993 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1994 | -0.2117 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 1995 | -0.8846 % change on previous year | +317.9% |
| 1996 | -0.2102 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 1997 | -0.3478 % change on previous year | +65.4% |
| 1998 | -0.3155 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1999 | -0.0828 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 2000 | -1.12 % change on previous year | +1258.6% |
| 2001 | -1.26 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2002 | -1.34 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2003 | -0.9029 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 2004 | -0.6439 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 2005 | -0.0485 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 2006 | -0.9883 % change on previous year | +1936.3% |
| 2007 | -1.23 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4673 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 2009 | -0.5995 % change on previous year | -228.3% |
| 2010 | -0.9008 % change on previous year | +50.3% |
| 2011 | -0.6257 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 2012 | -0.616 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7805 % change on previous year | -226.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0522 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 2015 | -0.032 % change on previous year | -161.3% |
| 2016 | -0.5745 % change on previous year | +1695.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0561 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1999 % change on previous year | +256.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6744 % change on previous year | -437.4% |
| 2020 | -0.6325 % change on previous year | -193.8% |
| 2021 | -0.2701 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 2023 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -325897.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2598 % change on previous year | -113.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -325897.9% | 0.0006 % change on previous year | -1.95 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | -19000.8% | -0.0043 % change on previous year | -0.8139 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -1936.3% | -0.0485 % change on previous year | -0.9883 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -1695.0% | -0.032 % change on previous year | -0.5745 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -1381.9% | -0.021 % change on previous year | -0.3108 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -1258.6% | -0.0828 % change on previous year | -1.12 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2208 % change on previous year | -0.4021 % change on previous year | -0.0043 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.3885 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | -0.021 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2709 % change on previous year | -0.6198 % change on previous year | -0.0891 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5171 % change on previous year | -1.24 % change on previous year | 5.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.767 % change on previous year | -1.34 % change on previous year | 0.4673 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1498 % change on previous year | -0.9008 % change on previous year | 0.7805 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5189 % change on previous year | -1.95 % change on previous year | 0.2598 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 2 Ireland 7.14 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Suriname 6.4 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Andorra 4.54 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Italy 3.43 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 3.42 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.19 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 2.99 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27)?
- Agriculture — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) was 0.2598 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.95 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does European Union (27) rank for agriculture — area, annual growth rate?
- European Union (27) ranks 5th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 397.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.