Arable land — Area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Arable land — Area was 18,979 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Northern Europe stood at 18,979 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Northern Europe peaked at 21,261 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 15,640 1000 ha, in 1991.
That places Northern Europe 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,485 1000 ha | 16,991 1000 ha | 17,852 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,567 1000 ha | 16,355 1000 ha | 16,876 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,210 1000 ha | 15,808 1000 ha | 16,429 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,184 1000 ha | 15,640 1000 ha | 21,261 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,144 1000 ha | 17,360 1000 ha | 19,154 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,833 1000 ha | 18,627 1000 ha | 19,114 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,906 1000 ha | 18,806 1000 ha | 18,979 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.29 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 22.19 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,582 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 19,112 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.1 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.26 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 326,844 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 524,860 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 3 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Northern Europe?
- Arable land — area in Northern Europe was 18,979 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 21,261 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,640 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Northern Europe rank for arable land — area?
- Northern Europe ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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.