Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 2,349 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in European Union (27), 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in European Union (27) stood at 2,349 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in European Union (27) peaked at 2,658 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 2,349 1000 ha, in 2022.
European Union (27) ranks 20th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,658 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,648 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,632 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2,637 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,641 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,631 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,623 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,631 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,621 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,594 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 2,561 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2,539 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2,518 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,487 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,473 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,457 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,446 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,436 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,428 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,420 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,413 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,396 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,388 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,381 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,378 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,365 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2,367 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,373 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,372 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,361 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 2,349 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,637 1000 ha | 2,623 1000 ha | 2,658 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,513 1000 ha | 2,436 1000 ha | 2,621 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,391 1000 ha | 2,365 1000 ha | 2,428 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,361 1000 ha | 2,349 1000 ha | 2,372 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 17 Russian Federation 32,677 1000 ha compare
- 18 Iraq 32,538 1000 ha compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 32,432 1000 ha compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 32,341 1000 ha compare
- 21 Australia 32,055 1000 ha compare
- 22 Oman 28,353 1000 ha compare
- 23 Western Sahara 26,864 1000 ha 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 capita 5.35 kg/cap (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) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in European Union (27)?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in European Union (27) was 2,349 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,658 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,349 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does European Union (27) rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- European Union (27) ranks 20th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.