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 36 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.
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
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 916,132 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 655,768 t (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 36 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.