Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 7.57 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 7.57 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in European Union (27) peaked at 7.6 % in 1976 and was at its lowest, 6.68 %, in 1961.
That places European Union (27) 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.68 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.72 % | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 6.81 % | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 6.87 % | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 6.9 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 6.97 % | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 7.03 % | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 7.04 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 7.07 % | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 7.24 % | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 7.32 % | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 7.36 % | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 7.45 % | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 7.51 % | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 7.57 % | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.6 % | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 7.57 % | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.57 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7.51 % | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 7.46 % | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 7.45 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 7.43 % | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 7.55 % | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 7.5 % | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 7.46 % | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 7.43 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 7.37 % | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7.38 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.41 % | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 7.38 % | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 7.03 % | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 6.77 % | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 6.75 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.7 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 6.69 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.75 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.87 % | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 6.93 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.99 % | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 7.03 % | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.02 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.07 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.04 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.07 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.02 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.01 % | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.06 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.98 % | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 7.21 % | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1 % | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 7.18 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.24 % | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.17 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3 % | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.27 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 7.29 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 7.44 % | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 7.55 % | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 7.57 % | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9 % | 6.68 % | 7.07 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.47 % | 7.24 % | 7.6 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.44 % | 7.37 % | 7.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.93 % | 6.69 % | 7.41 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.03 % | 6.99 % | 7.07 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.17 % | 6.98 % | 7.31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.42 % | 7.27 % | 7.57 % | 5 |
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- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 88.7 % compare
- 8 Malaysia 86.11 % compare
- 9 French Polynesia 85.81 % compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 22.12 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in European Union (27)?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in European Union (27) was 7.57 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6 % in 1976.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.68 % in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- European Union (27) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.