Other land — Area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Other land — Area was 615,954 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Eastern Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Eastern Europe stood at 615,954 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Eastern Europe peaked at 794,757 1000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 615,954 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Eastern Europe 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 794,167 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 794,757 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 624,283 1000 ha | -21.4% |
| 1993 | 626,487 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 626,907 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 627,772 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 628,009 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 625,967 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 627,611 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 628,771 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 627,953 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 628,216 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 629,063 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 629,201 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 629,376 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 629,179 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 628,253 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 628,231 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 626,960 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 626,138 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 626,196 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 625,569 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 625,566 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 623,955 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 623,955 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 623,465 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 622,674 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 621,609 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 620,847 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 619,357 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 619,003 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 618,382 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 618,248 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 616,723 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 615,954 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 660,473 1000 ha | 624,283 1000 ha | 794,757 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 628,257 1000 ha | 626,138 1000 ha | 629,376 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 623,319 1000 ha | 619,357 1000 ha | 626,196 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 617,662 1000 ha | 615,954 1000 ha | 619,003 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Eastern Europe?
- Other land — area in Eastern Europe was 615,954 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 794,757 1000 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 615,954 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for other land — area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Other land — 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.