Other land — Area in Europe
Europe: Other land — Area was 714,572 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Europe is 714,572 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Europe peaked at 883,787 1000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 712,147 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Europe 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 881,532 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 883,787 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 716,718 1000 ha | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 719,247 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 719,573 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 721,388 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 721,138 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 719,178 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 720,206 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 721,888 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 722,546 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 723,698 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 724,773 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 725,436 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 725,418 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 724,620 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 725,181 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 726,218 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 723,634 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 723,808 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 724,029 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 724,366 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 724,604 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 721,742 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 721,204 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 720,587 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 719,648 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 717,949 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 717,021 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 714,122 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 713,278 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 712,179 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 712,147 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 715,372 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 714,572 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 752,466 1000 ha | 716,718 1000 ha | 883,787 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 724,533 1000 ha | 722,546 1000 ha | 726,218 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 720,527 1000 ha | 714,122 1000 ha | 724,604 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 713,510 1000 ha | 712,147 1000 ha | 715,372 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Europe?
- Other land — area in Europe was 714,572 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 883,787 1000 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 712,147 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Europe rank for other land — area?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.