Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Europe
Europe: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 59.35 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Europe is 59.35 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Europe peaked at 60.43 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 44.88 %, in 1990.
That places Europe 8th out of 46 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 46.85 % | 46.01 % | 47.68 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.49 % | 45.28 % | 45.94 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.21 % | 44.96 % | 45.41 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.92 % | 44.88 % | 60.43 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.71 % | 58.53 % | 59.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.02 % | 58.73 % | 59.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.13 % | 58.95 % | 59.39 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Europe?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Europe was 59.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 60.43 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.88 % in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Europe ranks 8th out of 46 regions with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.