Cropland — Area per capita in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.24 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Southern Europe is 0.24 ha/cap, measured 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 Southern Europe peaked at 0.44 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.24 ha/cap, in 2018.
That places Southern Europe 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.44 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.38 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.36 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.35 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.35 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.35 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.34 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.33 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.42 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.44 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.37 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.341 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.313 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.274 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.248 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 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 Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Southern Europe?
- Cropland — area per capita in Southern Europe 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 ha/cap in 2018.
- How does Southern Europe rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Southern Europe ranks 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.