Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Western Europe
Western Europe: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 2.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Western Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 2.6 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Western Europe peaked at 3.87 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.53 %, in 2015.
That places Western Europe 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.85 % | 3.82 % | 3.87 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.75 % | 3.67 % | 3.84 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.35 % | 3.17 % | 3.53 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.84 % | 2.74 % | 3.18 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.67 % | 2.56 % | 2.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 % | 2.53 % | 2.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 % | 2.6 % | 2.65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 18 Comoros 52.32 % compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 51.63 % compare
- 20 Grenada 50 % compare
- 21 Indonesia 47.6 % compare
- 22 Palau 46.51 % compare
- 23 Cook Islands 44.56 % compare
- 24 Philippines 44.37 % compare
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)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Western Europe?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Western Europe was 2.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.87 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 % in 2015.
- How does Western Europe rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Western Europe ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 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.