Arable land — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Arable land — Area was 26,020 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 26,020 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Southern Europe peaked at 42,582 1000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 26,020 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Southern Europe 28th 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 | 42,063 1000 ha | 41,496 1000 ha | 42,582 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 38,807 1000 ha | 38,120 1000 ha | 41,189 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 37,722 1000 ha | 37,400 1000 ha | 38,120 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,122 1000 ha | 33,252 1000 ha | 37,163 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,949 1000 ha | 29,102 1000 ha | 32,854 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,176 1000 ha | 27,356 1000 ha | 29,255 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,684 1000 ha | 26,020 1000 ha | 27,337 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 655,768 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 876,075 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Southern Europe?
- Arable land — area in Southern Europe was 26,020 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 42,582 1000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,020 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Southern Europe rank for arable land — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 28th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.