Other land — Area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Other land — Area was 18,451 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Western 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 Western Europe is 18,451 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Western Europe peaked at 20,319 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 18,178 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Western Europe 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,186 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 20,148 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 20,319 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 20,102 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 19,957 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 19,874 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 19,851 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 19,802 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 19,758 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 19,872 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 20,017 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 20,078 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 20,112 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 20,064 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 19,981 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 19,934 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 20,002 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 20,004 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20,007 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20,030 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 20,249 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 20,242 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 20,283 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 20,244 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 18,544 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 18,390 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 18,482 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18,678 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 18,399 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 18,425 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18,392 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 18,278 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 18,178 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 18,454 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 18,451 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,887 1000 ha | 19,186 1000 ha | 20,319 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,023 1000 ha | 19,934 1000 ha | 20,112 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,193 1000 ha | 18,390 1000 ha | 20,283 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,351 1000 ha | 18,178 1000 ha | 18,454 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Watermelons — Production 25,280 t (2024)
- Watermelons — Yield 25,535 kg/ha (2024)
- Watermelons — Area harvested 990 ha (2024)
- Watermelons — Gross Production Value 5,865 1000 Int$ (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 -4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Western Europe?
- Other land — area in Western Europe was 18,451 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 20,319 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,178 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for other land — area?
- Western Europe ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.