Cropland — Area per capita in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.69 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Eastern Europe stood at 0.69 ha/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Eastern Europe peaked at 0.95 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.67 ha/cap, in 2001.
That places Eastern Europe 2nd out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8922 ha/cap | 0.85 ha/cap | 0.95 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.801 ha/cap | 0.76 ha/cap | 0.84 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.732 ha/cap | 0.7 ha/cap | 0.76 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.684 ha/cap | 0.68 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.671 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 0.68 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.67 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.682 ha/cap | 0.67 ha/cap | 0.69 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 1 Niue 2.09 ha/cap compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 1.49 ha/cap compare
- 3 Australia 1.18 ha/cap compare
- 4 Argentina 1.07 ha/cap compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 1.01 ha/cap compare
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 per capita in Eastern Europe?
- Cropland — area per capita in Eastern Europe was 0.69 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 ha/cap in 2001.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Eastern Europe ranks 2nd out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 per capita. 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.