Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Europe

Europe: Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS was 287,061 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
287,061 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
4th
of 29 groups
All-time high
305,767 1000 ha
in 2003
All-time low
286,981 1000 ha
in 2013
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Europe, 2001–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2001201220242001: 290.8k 1000 ha2002: 300.1k 1000 ha2003: 305.8k 1000 ha2004: 302.0k 1000 ha2005: 299.4k 1000 ha2006: 298.0k 1000 ha2007: 295.0k 1000 ha2008: 296.5k 1000 ha2009: 297.2k 1000 ha2010: 295.1k 1000 ha2011: 294.0k 1000 ha2012: 289.9k 1000 ha2013: 287.0k 1000 ha2014: 289.1k 1000 ha2015: 290.2k 1000 ha2016: 292.3k 1000 ha2017: 293.0k 1000 ha2018: 293.5k 1000 ha2019: 292.5k 1000 ha2020: 289.6k 1000 ha2021: 287.1k 1000 ha2022: 288.6k 1000 ha2023: 288.7k 1000 ha2024: 287.1k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Europe stood at 287,061 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Europe peaked at 305,767 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 286,981 1000 ha, in 2013.

That places Europe 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 298,309 1000 ha 290,752 1000 ha 305,767 1000 ha 9
2010s 291,648 1000 ha 286,981 1000 ha 295,080 1000 ha 10
2020s 288,199 1000 ha 287,061 1000 ha 289,631 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 1 India 199,613 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 China 139,619 1000 ha compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 139,102 1000 ha compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 113,149 1000 ha compare
  5. 5 Canada 48,971 1000 ha compare
  6. 6 Brazil 42,871 1000 ha compare
  7. 7 Ukraine 39,775 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is herbaceous crops — area from modis in Europe?
Herbaceous crops — area from modis in Europe was 287,061 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Europe?
The highest recorded value was 305,767 1000 ha in 2003.
What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 286,981 1000 ha in 2013.
How does Europe rank for herbaceous crops — area from modis?
Europe ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is herbaceous crops — area from modis rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.