Other land — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Other land — Area was 24,179 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Southern Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Southern Europe stood at 24,179 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Southern Europe peaked at 24,211 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,442 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Southern Europe 30th 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,442 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 16,090 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 17,198 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 17,173 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 16,807 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 17,267 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 17,048 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 17,099 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 16,605 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 16,681 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 17,575 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 17,926 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 18,029 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 18,363 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 18,392 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 18,327 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 20,725 1000 ha | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 21,451 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 20,482 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 21,081 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 20,982 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 22,035 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 22,266 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 21,446 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 22,747 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 22,776 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 22,827 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 22,347 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 22,384 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 21,193 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 20,571 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 20,047 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 20,468 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 24,211 1000 ha | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 24,179 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,741 1000 ha | 15,442 1000 ha | 17,267 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,235 1000 ha | 17,575 1000 ha | 21,451 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,100 1000 ha | 20,982 1000 ha | 22,827 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,895 1000 ha | 20,047 1000 ha | 24,211 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Southern Europe?
- Other land — area in Southern Europe was 24,179 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 24,211 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,442 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Southern Europe rank for other land — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.