Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Europe
Europe: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 3.46 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Europe is 3.46 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Europe peaked at 3.46 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.31 %, in 1961.
Europe ranks 16th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.31 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.33 % | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 2.38 % | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 2.39 % | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2.42 % | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 2.44 % | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.52 % | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 2.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.51 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.52 % | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.53 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.55 % | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.55 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.54 % | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.53 % | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 2.51 % | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 2.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.49 % | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 2.51 % | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.45 % | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 2.43 % | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 2.4 % | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 2.39 % | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 2.38 % | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.45 % | +45.0% |
| 1993 | 3.42 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.46 % | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.41 % | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.4 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.4 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.41 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.44 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.43 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.39 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.38 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.37 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.39 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.35 % | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.34 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.32 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.29 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.36 % | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.32 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.33 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.36 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.33 % | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.34 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.37 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.38 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.36 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.42 % | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 3.45 % | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 3.46 % | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in 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 | +45.0% | 2.38 % | 3.45 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.39 % | 2.31 % | 2.44 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.53 % | 2.51 % | 2.55 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.44 % | 2.38 % | 2.51 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.21 % | 2.38 % | 3.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 % | 3.32 % | 3.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 % | 3.29 % | 3.38 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.41 % | 3.36 % | 3.46 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 13 Micronesia 70.48 % compare
- 14 Solomon Islands 69.91 % compare
- 15 Saint Lucia 69.49 % compare
- 16 Dominica 69.39 % compare
- 17 Samoa 64.18 % compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 62.99 % compare
- 19 Vanuatu 61.65 % compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Europe?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Europe was 3.46 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 % in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Europe ranks 16th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.