Country area — Area in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Country area — Area was 214,061 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
214,061 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
29th
of 36 groups
All-time high
214,061 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
163,272 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Country area — Area in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for country area — area in Northern Europe is 214,061 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, country area — area in Northern Europe peaked at 214,061 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 163,272 1000 ha, in 1961.

That places Northern Europe 29th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 163,272 1000 ha 163,272 1000 ha 163,272 1000 ha 9
1970s 163,272 1000 ha 163,272 1000 ha 163,272 1000 ha 10
1980s 163,272 1000 ha 163,272 1000 ha 163,272 1000 ha 10
1990s 177,282 1000 ha 163,272 1000 ha 180,785 1000 ha 10
2000s 180,796 1000 ha 180,785 1000 ha 180,814 1000 ha 10
2010s 203,299 1000 ha 180,812 1000 ha 212,974 1000 ha 10
2020s 214,055 1000 ha 214,040 1000 ha 214,061 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 26 Angola 124,670 1000 ha compare
  2. 27 Mali 124,124 1000 ha compare
  3. 28 Ethiopia PDR 122,190 1000 ha compare
  4. 29 Colombia 114,062 1000 ha compare
  5. 30 Ethiopia 112,982 1000 ha compare
  6. 31 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 109,858 1000 ha compare
  7. 32 Mauritania 103,070 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is country area — area in Northern Europe?
Country area — area in Northern Europe was 214,061 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest country area — area recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 214,061 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 163,272 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Northern Europe rank for country area — area?
Northern Europe ranks 29th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is country area — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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
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