What is land area — area in Northern Europe?

Land area — area in Northern Europe was 169,688 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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

The highest recorded value was 169,799 1000 ha in 2015.

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

The lowest recorded value was 153,041 1000 ha in 1961.

How does Northern Europe rank for land area — area?

Northern Europe ranks 29th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Northern 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 Northern Europe

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

Northern Europe: Land area — Area was 169,688 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

169,688 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.0%

Rank

29th

of 36 groups

All-time high

169,799 1000 ha

in 2015

All-time low

153,041 1000 ha

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Land area — Area in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area — area in Northern Europe is 169,688 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area in Northern Europe peaked at 169,799 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 153,041 1000 ha, in 1961.

That places Northern Europe 29th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	153,041 1000 ha	153,041 1000 ha	153,041 1000 ha	9
1970s	153,041 1000 ha	153,041 1000 ha	153,041 1000 ha	10
1980s	153,041 1000 ha	153,041 1000 ha	153,041 1000 ha	10
1990s	166,424 1000 ha	153,041 1000 ha	169,770 1000 ha	10
2000s	169,746 1000 ha	169,701 1000 ha	169,770 1000 ha	10
2010s	169,755 1000 ha	169,700 1000 ha	169,799 1000 ha	10
2020s	169,687 1000 ha	169,685 1000 ha	169,689 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

26 Angola 124,670 1000 ha compare
27 Mali 122,019 1000 ha compare
28 Ethiopia 112,213 1000 ha compare
29 Colombia 110,950 1000 ha compare
30 Ethiopia PDR 110,100 1000 ha compare
31 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 108,796 1000 ha compare
32 Mauritania 103,070 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Northern Europe

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.49 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.29 million t (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 1,582 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Cropland — Area 19,112 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.77 % (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.1 kg/ha (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 326,844 t (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 524,860 t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 3 kg/cap (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area in Northern Europe?: Land area — area in Northern Europe was 169,688 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land area — area recorded in Northern Europe?: The highest recorded value was 169,799 1000 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Northern Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 153,041 1000 ha in 1961.
How does Northern Europe rank for land area — area?: Northern Europe ranks 29th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is land area — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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.