Land area — Area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Land area — Area was 398,812 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area — Area in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area in European Union (27) stood at 398,812 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in European Union (27) peaked at 398,892 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 361,765 1000 ha, in 1989.
European Union (27) ranks 25th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 361,915 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 361,913 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 361,914 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 361,914 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 361,913 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 361,912 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 361,911 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 361,910 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 361,910 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 361,909 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 361,908 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 361,908 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 361,908 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 361,905 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 361,893 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 361,885 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 361,883 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 361,883 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 361,879 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 361,871 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 361,869 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 361,868 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 361,864 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 361,865 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 361,865 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 361,865 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 361,865 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 361,864 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 361,765 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 361,765 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 361,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 386,111 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 398,646 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 398,650 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 398,647 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 398,656 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 398,647 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 398,643 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 398,640 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 398,755 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 398,702 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 398,583 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 398,602 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 398,606 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 398,578 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 398,512 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 398,507 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 398,451 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 398,544 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 398,673 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 398,663 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 398,678 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 398,817 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 398,892 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 398,830 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 398,869 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 398,797 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 398,816 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 398,804 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 398,805 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 398,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 398,808 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 398,831 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 398,812 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 361,912 1000 ha | 361,910 1000 ha | 361,915 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 361,896 1000 ha | 361,879 1000 ha | 361,909 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 361,856 1000 ha | 361,765 1000 ha | 361,871 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 390,018 1000 ha | 361,765 1000 ha | 398,656 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 398,584 1000 ha | 398,451 1000 ha | 398,755 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 398,784 1000 ha | 398,663 1000 ha | 398,892 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,815 1000 ha | 398,805 1000 ha | 398,831 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in European Union (27)?
- Land area — area in European Union (27) was 398,812 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 398,892 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,765 1000 ha in 1989.
- How does European Union (27) rank for land area — area?
- European Union (27) ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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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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.