Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Europe
Europe: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 62.81 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Europe is 62.81 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Europe peaked at 63.89 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 47.27 %, in 1990.
Europe ranks 7th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.99 % | — |
| 1962 | 49.95 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 49.77 % | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 49.56 % | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 49.27 % | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 48.88 % | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 48.71 % | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 48.57 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 48.45 % | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 48.46 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 48.27 % | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 48.12 % | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 47.92 % | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 47.95 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.05 % | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 47.95 % | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 47.88 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 47.87 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 47.81 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 47.77 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 47.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 47.66 % | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 47.65 % | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 47.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 47.63 % | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 47.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 47.81 % | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 47.66 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 47.34 % | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 47.27 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 47.32 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 63.89 % | +35.0% |
| 1993 | 63.69 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 63.55 % | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.38 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.21 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 63.33 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.98 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 62.78 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 62.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 62.27 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 62.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 61.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 62.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 61.92 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.9 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.06 % | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 62.05 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 62.34 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 62.25 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 62.48 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 62.44 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 62.43 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 62.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 62.36 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 62.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.84 % | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 62.81 % | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +35.0% | 47.32 % | 63.89 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.24 % | 48.45 % | 49.99 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.03 % | 47.81 % | 48.46 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.66 % | 47.34 % | 47.81 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.14 % | 47.27 % | 63.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.08 % | 61.9 % | 62.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.35 % | 62.05 % | 62.48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.53 % | 62.29 % | 62.84 % | 5 |
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 — share in agricultural land in Europe?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Europe was 62.81 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 63.89 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.27 % in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Europe ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.