Cropland — Share in Land area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Cropland — Share in Land area was 27.74 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 27.74 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Southern Europe peaked at 40.13 % in 1963 and was at its lowest, 27.74 %, in 2024.
Southern Europe ranks 10th of 47 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.83 % | 39.43 % | 40.13 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.87 % | 37.46 % | 39.52 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.21 % | 36.93 % | 37.48 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.96 % | 33.6 % | 36.74 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.56 % | 29.94 % | 33.25 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.18 % | 28.6 % | 30 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.14 % | 27.74 % | 28.51 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- 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)
- Roundwood — Import value 850,367 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 7.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Southern Europe?
- Cropland — share in land area in Southern Europe was 27.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 40.13 % in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.74 % in 2024.
- How does Southern Europe rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Southern Europe ranks 10th out of 47 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 — 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.