Country area — Area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Country area — Area was 431,318 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Country area — Area in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 431,318 1000 ha for country area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in European Union (27) peaked at 431,318 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 375,944 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places European Union (27) 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 375,944 1000 ha | 375,944 1000 ha | 375,944 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 375,944 1000 ha | 375,944 1000 ha | 375,944 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 375,944 1000 ha | 375,944 1000 ha | 375,944 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 405,056 1000 ha | 375,944 1000 ha | 413,940 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 413,958 1000 ha | 413,907 1000 ha | 413,996 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 421,988 1000 ha | 414,019 1000 ha | 425,446 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 431,233 1000 ha | 431,183 1000 ha | 431,318 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 68.18 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 164,041 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 159,814 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 40.07 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,158 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 108,962 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.57 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in European Union (27)?
- Country area — area in European Union (27) was 431,318 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 431,318 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 375,944 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for country area — area?
- European Union (27) ranks 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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
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.