Cropland — Share in Land area in Europe
Europe: Cropland — Share in Land area was 12.92 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Europe stood at 12.92 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Europe peaked at 14.63 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 12.92 %, in 2024.
Europe ranks 11th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.4 % | 14.21 % | 14.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.02 % | 13.94 % | 14.16 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.91 % | 13.79 % | 13.93 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.99 % | 13.7 % | 14.37 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.34 % | 13.15 % | 13.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.08 % | 13.03 % | 13.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.95 % | 12.92 % | 12.98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Arable land — Area 270,153 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.33 kg/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.38 ha/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.89 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.97 million t (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.35 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Europe?
- Cropland — share in land area in Europe was 12.92 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.63 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.92 % in 2024.
- How does Europe rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Europe ranks 11th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 — Share in Land area. 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.