Other land — Area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Other land — Area was 73,411 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 73,411 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in European Union (27) peaked at 74,023 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55,951 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places European Union (27) 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55,951 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 57,519 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 61,471 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 62,380 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 62,148 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 63,174 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 62,940 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 62,943 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 62,889 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 62,404 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 63,961 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 65,768 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 67,610 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 68,788 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 69,479 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 69,089 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 70,307 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 71,986 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 70,683 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 71,360 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 72,582 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 73,302 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 74,023 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 72,525 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 72,181 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 71,842 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 72,356 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 71,883 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 71,743 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 70,108 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 70,308 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 70,615 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 70,489 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 73,681 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 73,411 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,382 1000 ha | 55,951 1000 ha | 63,174 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 68,903 1000 ha | 63,961 1000 ha | 71,986 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,254 1000 ha | 70,108 1000 ha | 74,023 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,701 1000 ha | 70,308 1000 ha | 73,681 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in European Union (27)?
- Other land — area in European Union (27) was 73,411 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 74,023 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,951 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for other land — area?
- European Union (27) ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.