Cropland — Area per capita in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Cropland — Area per capita was 0.24 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 0.24 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in European Union (27) peaked at 0.38 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.24 ha/cap, in 2020.
That places European Union (27) 11th out of 30 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.38 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.35 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.26 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3667 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.326 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.308 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.295 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.269 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.252 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 8 Russian Federation 0.85 ha/cap compare
- 8 Russia 0.85 ha/cap compare
- 10 Lithuania 0.81 ha/cap compare
- 11 USSR 0.78 ha/cap compare
- 12 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.76 ha/cap compare
- 13 Latvia 0.73 ha/cap compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 0.69 ha/cap compare
- 14 Moldova 0.69 ha/cap compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in European Union (27)?
- Cropland — area per capita in European Union (27) was 0.24 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 ha/cap in 2020.
- How does European Union (27) rank for cropland — area per capita?
- European Union (27) ranks 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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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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.