Cropland — Area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Cropland — Area was 19,112 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area in Northern Europe stood at 19,112 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Northern Europe peaked at 21,425 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 15,729 1000 ha, in 1991.
That places Northern Europe 30th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,619 1000 ha | 17,114 1000 ha | 17,991 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,676 1000 ha | 16,459 1000 ha | 16,998 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,306 1000 ha | 15,899 1000 ha | 16,532 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,325 1000 ha | 15,729 1000 ha | 21,425 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,273 1000 ha | 17,502 1000 ha | 19,294 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,958 1000 ha | 18,736 1000 ha | 19,240 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,040 1000 ha | 18,939 1000 ha | 19,112 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.29 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 22.19 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,582 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.77 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.1 kg/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 326,844 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 524,860 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 3 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Northern Europe?
- Cropland — area in Northern Europe was 19,112 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 21,425 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,729 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Northern Europe rank for cropland — area?
- Northern Europe ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 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.