What is land area — area in Eastern Europe?

Land area — area in Eastern Europe was 1.81 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest land area — area recorded in Eastern Europe?

The highest recorded value was 2.28 million 1000 ha in 1961.

What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Eastern Europe?

The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million 1000 ha in 2008.

How does Eastern Europe rank for land area — area?

Eastern Europe ranks 12th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.

Is land area — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area — Area in Eastern Europe

Name: Land area — Area in Eastern Europe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Eastern Europe: Land area — Area was 1.81 million 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.81 million 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.0%

Rank

12th

of 36 groups

All-time high

2.28 million 1000 ha

in 1961

All-time low

1.81 million 1000 ha

in 2008

Years of data

1961–2024

Land area — Area in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, land area — area in Eastern Europe stood at 1.81 million 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in Eastern Europe peaked at 2.28 million 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million 1000 ha, in 2008.

That places Eastern Europe 12th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.28 million 1000 ha	2.28 million 1000 ha	2.28 million 1000 ha	9
1970s	2.28 million 1000 ha	2.28 million 1000 ha	2.28 million 1000 ha	10
1980s	2.28 million 1000 ha	2.28 million 1000 ha	2.28 million 1000 ha	10
1990s	1.90 million 1000 ha	1.81 million 1000 ha	2.28 million 1000 ha	10
2000s	1.81 million 1000 ha	1.81 million 1000 ha	1.81 million 1000 ha	10
2010s	1.81 million 1000 ha	1.81 million 1000 ha	1.81 million 1000 ha	10
2020s	1.81 million 1000 ha	1.81 million 1000 ha	1.81 million 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

9 Australia 768,829 1000 ha compare
10 India 297,319 1000 ha compare
11 Argentina 273,669 1000 ha compare
12 Kazakhstan 269,970 1000 ha compare
13 Algeria 238,174 1000 ha compare
14 Sudan (former) 237,600 1000 ha compare
15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 226,705 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

More environment data for Eastern Europe

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 1.72 million t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 32.53 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.51 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 28.04 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.01 million t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 6.05 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.18 million t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 7.53 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 6.42 million t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 8.74 kg/ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in Eastern Europe?: Land area — area in Eastern Europe was 1.81 million 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in Eastern Europe?: The highest recorded value was 2.28 million 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Eastern Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million 1000 ha in 2008.
How does Eastern Europe rank for land area — area?: Eastern Europe ranks 12th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is land area — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 284 places, 16,501 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.