Agriculture — Area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Agriculture — Area was 54,120 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 54,120 1000 ha for agriculture — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Western Europe peaked at 63,323 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 53,060 1000 ha, in 2013.
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 | 53,969 1000 ha | 53,060 1000 ha | 54,726 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,241 1000 ha | 54,120 1000 ha | 54,426 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 28 Mali 41,675 1000 ha compare
- 29 Algeria 41,320 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
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Western Europe?
- Agriculture — area in Western Europe was 54,120 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 63,323 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,060 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Western Europe rank for agriculture — area?
- Western Europe ranks 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Agriculture — 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.