Arable land — Area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Arable land — Area was 32,186 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Arable land — Area in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Western Europe stood at 32,186 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Western Europe peaked at 35,914 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 32,186 1000 ha, in 2024.
Western Europe ranks 27th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34,744 1000 ha | 33,356 1000 ha | 35,914 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,974 1000 ha | 32,755 1000 ha | 33,164 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,247 1000 ha | 33,030 1000 ha | 33,613 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,472 1000 ha | 32,892 1000 ha | 33,875 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,954 1000 ha | 33,868 1000 ha | 34,085 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,767 1000 ha | 33,313 1000 ha | 34,005 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,272 1000 ha | 32,186 1000 ha | 32,322 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Western Europe?
- Arable land — area in Western Europe was 32,186 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 35,914 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,186 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Western Europe rank for arable land — area?
- Western Europe ranks 27th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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.