Cropland — Share in Land area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Cropland — Share in Land area was 31.14 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Western 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 Western Europe is 31.14 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Western Europe peaked at 35.63 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 31.14 %, in 2024.
That places Western Europe 2nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.5 % | 33.17 % | 35.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.7 % | 32.49 % | 32.91 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.68 % | 32.51 % | 32.96 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.55 % | 32.02 % | 32.86 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.89 % | 32.8 % | 33.01 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.62 % | 32.21 % | 32.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.24 % | 31.14 % | 31.29 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 1 Tuvalu 99.96 % compare
- 2 Comoros 70.89 % compare
- 3 Rwanda 70.43 % compare
- 4 Bangladesh 67.6 % compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 63.16 % compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Western Europe?
- Cropland — share in land area in Western Europe was 31.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 35.63 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.14 % in 2024.
- How does Western Europe rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Western Europe ranks 2nd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.