Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 46.84 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Southern 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 Southern Europe is 46.84 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe peaked at 51.52 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 45.65 %, in 2022.
That places Southern Europe 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51.31 % | — |
| 1962 | 51.42 % | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 51.52 % | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 51.28 % | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 51.45 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 50.88 % | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 51.01 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 51.07 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 51.21 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 50.67 % | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 49.65 % | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 49.58 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 49.32 % | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 49.28 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 49.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 49.3 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 49.13 % | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 49.26 % | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 49.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 49.25 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 49.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 49.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 49.25 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 49.38 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 49.23 % | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 49.36 % | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 49.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 49.33 % | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.19 % | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 49.09 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 49.35 % | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 49.6 % | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 49 % | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 48.48 % | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 47.87 % | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 48.25 % | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 47.97 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 47.24 % | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 46.96 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 47.19 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 46.78 % | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 46.44 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 46.65 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 46.65 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.22 % | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 46.04 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 46.01 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 46.1 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 45.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 46.07 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 46.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 46.81 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 45.93 % | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 46.58 % | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 46.48 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.95 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.87 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.54 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 46.08 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 46.48 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 46.25 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 45.65 % | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 47.55 % | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 46.84 % | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.24 % | 50.88 % | 51.52 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 49.47 % | 49.13 % | 50.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.29 % | 49.19 % | 49.38 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.38 % | 46.96 % | 49.6 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.39 % | 45.8 % | 47.19 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.43 % | 45.93 % | 46.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.55 % | 45.65 % | 47.55 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8967 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -24.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe was 46.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 51.52 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.65 % in 2022.
- How does Southern Europe rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Southern Europe ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 — 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.