What is country area — area in Europe?

Country area — area in Europe was 2.35 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest country area — area recorded in Europe?

The highest recorded value was 2.74 million 1000 ha in 1979.

What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Europe?

The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million 1000 ha in 2000.

How does Europe rank for country area — area?

Europe ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.

Is country area — area rising or falling in Europe?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Europe data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Country area — Area in Europe

Name: Country area — Area in Europe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Europe: Country area — Area was 2.35 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.35 million 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.2%

Rank

7th

of 36 groups

All-time high

2.74 million 1000 ha

in 1979

All-time low

2.31 million 1000 ha

in 2000

Years of data

1961–2024

Country area — Area in Europe, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for country area — area in Europe is 2.35 million 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, country area — area in Europe peaked at 2.74 million 1000 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.31 million 1000 ha, in 2000.

That places Europe 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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	2.74 million 1000 ha	2.74 million 1000 ha	2.74 million 1000 ha	9
1970s	2.74 million 1000 ha	2.74 million 1000 ha	2.74 million 1000 ha	10
1980s	2.74 million 1000 ha	2.74 million 1000 ha	2.74 million 1000 ha	10
1990s	2.39 million 1000 ha	2.31 million 1000 ha	2.74 million 1000 ha	10
2000s	2.31 million 1000 ha	2.31 million 1000 ha	2.31 million 1000 ha	10
2010s	2.33 million 1000 ha	2.31 million 1000 ha	2.34 million 1000 ha	10
2020s	2.35 million 1000 ha	2.35 million 1000 ha	2.35 million 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Europe

4 Canada 1.56 million 1000 ha compare
5 China 960,001 1000 ha compare
6 China, mainland 956,291 1000 ha compare
7 Brazil 851,042 1000 ha compare
8 Australia and New Zealand 800,897 1000 ha compare
9 Australia 774,122 1000 ha compare
10 India 328,726 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

More environment data for Europe

Arable land — Area 270,153 1000 ha (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 — Area per capita 0.38 ha/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.89 kg/ha (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.97 million t (2024)
Land area — Area 2.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (2024)

All data for Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is country area — area in Europe?: Country area — area in Europe was 2.35 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest country area — area recorded in Europe?: The highest recorded value was 2.74 million 1000 ha in 1979.
What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million 1000 ha in 2000.
How does Europe rank for country area — area?: Europe ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is country area — area rising or falling in Europe?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Country area — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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