Cropland — Share in Land area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Cropland — Share in Land area was 11.26 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Share in Land area in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Northern Europe is 11.26 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Northern Europe peaked at 12.62 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.28 %, in 1991.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.51 % | 11.18 % | 11.76 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.9 % | 10.75 % | 11.11 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.65 % | 10.39 % | 10.8 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.59 % | 10.28 % | 12.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.77 % | 10.31 % | 11.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.17 % | 11.04 % | 11.33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.22 % | 11.16 % | 11.26 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 1.82 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 17.22 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Northern Europe?
- Cropland — share in land area in Northern Europe was 11.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.62 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.28 % in 1991.
- How does Northern Europe rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Northern Europe ranks 5th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern 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.