Arable land — Area in Europe
Europe: Arable land — Area was 270,153 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Europe stood at 270,153 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Europe peaked at 372,389 1000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 270,153 1000 ha, in 2024.
Europe ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 372,291 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 372,389 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 369,832 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 367,592 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 366,180 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 362,353 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 361,422 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 360,194 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 360,164 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 358,368 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 355,785 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 355,171 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 354,189 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 354,772 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 353,859 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 353,666 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 353,746 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 353,362 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 352,473 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 352,339 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 352,400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 352,488 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 352,060 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 352,553 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 352,731 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 352,970 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 353,258 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 352,176 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 349,560 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 348,259 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 347,330 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 300,916 1000 ha | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 297,706 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 295,861 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 293,479 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 292,352 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 293,685 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 290,917 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 288,789 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 287,095 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 283,470 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 281,444 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 279,576 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 278,908 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 277,986 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 276,681 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 275,145 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 275,919 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 275,708 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 274,684 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 274,450 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 274,597 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 274,275 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 274,172 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 273,702 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 273,339 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 273,445 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 272,842 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 273,315 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 271,516 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 271,575 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 270,671 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 270,524 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 270,153 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 365,824 1000 ha | 360,164 1000 ha | 372,389 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 354,539 1000 ha | 352,473 1000 ha | 358,368 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 352,254 1000 ha | 349,560 1000 ha | 353,258 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 304,929 1000 ha | 288,789 1000 ha | 348,259 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 279,193 1000 ha | 275,145 1000 ha | 287,095 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 273,882 1000 ha | 272,842 1000 ha | 274,684 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 270,888 1000 ha | 270,153 1000 ha | 271,575 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 2 USSR 224,400 1000 ha compare
- 3 India 153,810 1000 ha compare
- 4 United States 151,553 1000 ha compare
- 5 Russian Federation 121,649 1000 ha compare
- 5 Russia 121,649 1000 ha compare
- 7 China 109,061 1000 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 108,466 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Europe?
- Arable land — area in Europe was 270,153 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 372,389 1000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,153 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Europe rank for arable land — area?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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
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.