Temporary crops — Area in Europe
Europe: Temporary crops — Area was 195,138 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Europe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary crops — area in Europe stood at 195,138 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Europe peaked at 198,064 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 185,972 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places Europe 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 191,794 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 189,606 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 187,133 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 189,542 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 187,886 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 186,833 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 186,579 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 188,991 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 187,886 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 185,972 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 188,201 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 188,570 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 192,325 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 193,108 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 193,564 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 194,034 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 194,904 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 194,171 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 195,773 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 194,392 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 195,616 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 198,064 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 197,191 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 195,138 1000 ha | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 188,472 1000 ha | 186,579 1000 ha | 191,794 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 192,062 1000 ha | 185,972 1000 ha | 195,773 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 196,080 1000 ha | 194,392 1000 ha | 198,064 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
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 temporary crops — area in Europe?
- Temporary crops — area in Europe was 195,138 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 198,064 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 185,972 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Europe rank for temporary crops — area?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Temporary crops — Area. 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.