Land area — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Land area — Area was 129,772 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Southern 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 Southern Europe is 129,772 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Southern Europe peaked at 129,832 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 129,657 1000 ha, in 2009.
Southern Europe ranks 30th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129,724 1000 ha | 129,724 1000 ha | 129,724 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 129,713 1000 ha | 129,699 1000 ha | 129,724 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 129,691 1000 ha | 129,689 1000 ha | 129,693 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 129,691 1000 ha | 129,689 1000 ha | 129,696 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,756 1000 ha | 129,657 1000 ha | 129,832 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,776 1000 ha | 129,746 1000 ha | 129,813 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,771 1000 ha | 129,759 1000 ha | 129,777 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 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
- 33 Egypt 99,545 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 655,768 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 876,075 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Southern Europe?
- Land area — area in Southern Europe was 129,772 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 129,832 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,657 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Southern Europe rank for land area — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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
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.