Land area — Area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Land area — Area was 107,731 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area in Western Europe stood at 107,731 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Western Europe peaked at 107,731 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 107,631 1000 ha, in 2012.
Western Europe ranks 33rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107,687 1000 ha | 107,687 1000 ha | 107,687 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 107,687 1000 ha | 107,687 1000 ha | 107,687 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,687 1000 ha | 107,687 1000 ha | 107,687 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 107,683 1000 ha | 107,672 1000 ha | 107,687 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,658 1000 ha | 107,639 1000 ha | 107,677 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,675 1000 ha | 107,631 1000 ha | 107,727 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,728 1000 ha | 107,724 1000 ha | 107,731 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 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
- 34 Nigeria 91,077 1000 ha compare
- 35 United Republic of Tanzania 88,400 1000 ha compare
- 36 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 88,205 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Western Europe?
- Land area — area in Western Europe was 107,731 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 107,731 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,631 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Western Europe rank for land area — area?
- Western Europe ranks 33rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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.