Cropland — Area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Cropland — Area was 197,220 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area in Eastern Europe is 197,220 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Eastern Europe peaked at 282,431 1000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 197,088 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Eastern Europe 11th out of 36 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 278,076 1000 ha | 274,678 1000 ha | 282,431 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 273,250 1000 ha | 271,691 1000 ha | 274,293 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 271,544 1000 ha | 269,283 1000 ha | 272,119 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 222,344 1000 ha | 206,987 1000 ha | 268,233 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 200,603 1000 ha | 197,931 1000 ha | 205,866 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 197,369 1000 ha | 197,122 1000 ha | 197,750 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 197,278 1000 ha | 197,088 1000 ha | 197,447 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 1.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 32.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.51 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 28.04 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 6.05 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 7.53 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 6.42 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 8.74 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Eastern Europe?
- Cropland — area in Eastern Europe was 197,220 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 282,431 1000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 197,088 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for cropland — area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — 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.