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 10th of 32 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.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.62 % | — |
| 1962 | 14.63 % | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 14.55 % | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 14.47 % | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 14.42 % | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 14.28 % | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 14.25 % | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 14.21 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 14.21 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 14.16 % | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 14.07 % | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 14.04 % | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 14.01 % | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 14.03 % | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 14 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13.98 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 13.94 % | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 13.93 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 13.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 13.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13.92 % | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 13.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13.93 % | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 13.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13.89 % | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 13.79 % | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 13.74 % | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 13.7 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 14.37 % | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 14.21 % | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 14.14 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 14.02 % | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 13.97 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 14.03 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 13.9 % | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 13.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 13.73 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 13.56 % | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 13.45 % | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13.36 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.29 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13.22 % | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13.15 % | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 13.18 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.17 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.12 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 13.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 13.12 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.09 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 13.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.07 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.05 % | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.97 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 12.98 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.94 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.92 % | -0.2% |
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
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- 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 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 10th out of 32 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.