Permanent crops — Area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Permanent crops — Area was 129.96 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Northern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 129.96 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Northern Europe peaked at 165.2 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 89.1 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Northern Europe 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 139 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 134 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 145 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 137 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 133 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 132 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 132 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 130 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 123 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 122 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 118 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 115 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 114 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 111 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 105 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 101 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 100 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 98 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 104 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 103 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 101 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 99 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 101 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 96 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 96.6 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 90.8 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 90.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 90.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 91.1 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 89.1 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 89.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 164.1 1000 ha | +84.2% |
| 1993 | 163.1 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 165.2 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 163.5 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 150.6 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 149.1 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 142.2 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 140.3 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 140.8 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 146.6 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 143.4 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 141.8 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 129.8 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 133.1 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 123.9 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 116.3 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 108.1 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 105.48 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 109.3 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 106 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 108.6 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 123.72 1000 ha | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 126.37 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 131.6 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 131.78 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 137.54 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 140.49 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 132.53 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 133.31 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 135.62 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 138.06 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 131.38 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 129.96 1000 ha | -1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area in Northern Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +84.2% | 89.1 1000 ha | 164.1 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 133.89 1000 ha | 123 1000 ha | 145 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 108.8 1000 ha | 98 1000 ha | 122 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.01 1000 ha | 90.8 1000 ha | 103 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 141.63 1000 ha | 89.1 1000 ha | 165.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.93 1000 ha | 105.48 1000 ha | 146.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.79 1000 ha | 106 1000 ha | 140.49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.67 1000 ha | 129.96 1000 ha | 138.06 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 29 Ethiopia 2,057 1000 ha compare
- 30 Russian Federation 2,011 1000 ha compare
- 30 Russia 2,011 1000 ha compare
- 32 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,994 1000 ha compare
- 33 Morocco 1,932 1000 ha compare
- 34 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,891 1000 ha compare
- 35 Cameroon 1,767 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.9433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0.7673 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 7.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 11.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Northern Europe?
- Permanent crops — area in Northern Europe was 129.96 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 165.2 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.1 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Northern Europe rank for permanent crops — area?
- Northern Europe ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.