Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 17.98 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe stood at 17.98 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe peaked at 17.98 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.34 %, in 1961.
Southern Europe ranks 3rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.34 % | — |
| 1962 | 11.39 % | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 11.52 % | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 11.65 % | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 11.74 % | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 11.84 % | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 11.96 % | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 11.94 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 11.98 % | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 12.4 % | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 12.73 % | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 12.86 % | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 13.07 % | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 13.22 % | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 13.38 % | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 13.5 % | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 13.48 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 13.45 % | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 13.5 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 13.54 % | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 13.55 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 13.58 % | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 13.96 % | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 13.93 % | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.86 % | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 13.84 % | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 13.79 % | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 13.85 % | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 13.8 % | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 13.86 % | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 14.03 % | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 14.09 % | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 13.98 % | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 13.97 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 13.9 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 13.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 14.17 % | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 14.36 % | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 14.58 % | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 14.8 % | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.92 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 14.82 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.88 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.85 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.87 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.21 % | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 15.33 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 15.13 % | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.29 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 15.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 15.86 % | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 15.58 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.14 % | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 16.32 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 16.14 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.24 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.6 % | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 16.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.41 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 16.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.03 % | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 17.98 % | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 17.98 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.71 % | 11.34 % | 11.98 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.16 % | 12.4 % | 13.5 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.77 % | 13.54 % | 13.96 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.09 % | 13.86 % | 14.58 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.01 % | 14.8 % | 15.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16 % | 15.25 % | 16.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.18 % | 16.41 % | 17.98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
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- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Southern Europe was 17.98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.98 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.34 % in 1961.
- How does Southern Europe rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Southern Europe ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 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.