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 36 groups on this measure, in the top 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 | 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
More environment data for Europe
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.38 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.33 kg/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.92 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.89 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.97 million t (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.35 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (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 36 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.