Arable land — Area in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Arable land — Area was 192,968 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
192,968 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
11th
of 36 groups
All-time high
276,218 1000 ha
in 1962
All-time low
192,849 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Area in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Eastern Europe recorded 192,968 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — area in Eastern Europe peaked at 276,218 1000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 192,849 1000 ha, in 2022.

Eastern Europe ranks 11th of 36 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 271,532 1000 ha 267,861 1000 ha 276,218 1000 ha 9
1970s 266,191 1000 ha 264,782 1000 ha 267,169 1000 ha 10
1980s 265,074 1000 ha 263,148 1000 ha 265,953 1000 ha 10
1990s 217,152 1000 ha 202,231 1000 ha 262,112 1000 ha 10
2000s 196,146 1000 ha 193,527 1000 ha 201,171 1000 ha 10
2010s 193,106 1000 ha 192,851 1000 ha 193,623 1000 ha 10
2020s 193,026 1000 ha 192,849 1000 ha 193,162 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 8 Argentina 46,842 1000 ha compare
  2. 9 Canada 38,064 1000 ha compare
  3. 10 Nigeria 37,184 1000 ha compare
  4. 11 Ukraine 32,924 1000 ha compare
  5. 12 Australia and New Zealand 31,787 1000 ha compare
  6. 13 Australia 31,265 1000 ha compare
  7. 14 Pakistan 30,690 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — area in Eastern Europe?
Arable land — area in Eastern Europe was 192,968 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 276,218 1000 ha in 1962.
What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 192,849 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Eastern Europe rank for arable land — area?
Eastern Europe ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is arable land — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.