Cropland — Area per capita in Europe
Europe: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.38 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Europe recorded 0.38 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Europe peaked at 0.6 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.38 ha/cap, in 2020.
That places Europe 6th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Europe, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.6 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.59 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.58 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.57 ha/cap | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.55 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.55 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.54 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.54 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.53 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.53 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.52 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.52 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.51 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.51 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.51 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.49 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.49 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.49 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.48 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.48 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.48 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.47 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.46 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.44 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.43 ha/cap | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.39 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5711 ha/cap | 0.54 ha/cap | 0.6 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.517 ha/cap | 0.5 ha/cap | 0.54 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.483 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 0.5 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.434 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.404 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Europe?
- Cropland — area per capita in Europe was 0.38 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 ha/cap in 2020.
- How does Europe rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.