Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0161 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 0.0161 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0309 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0159 sq. km per person, in 2021.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0309 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0297 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0291 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0286 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0258 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0254 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0242 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0229 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0226 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0223 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.021 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0205 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0195 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0184 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0182 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0179 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0166 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.016 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0287 sq. km per person | 0.0267 sq. km per person | 0.0309 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0245 sq. km per person | 0.0229 sq. km per person | 0.0262 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0212 sq. km per person | 0.0199 sq. km per person | 0.0226 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0191 sq. km per person | 0.0186 sq. km per person | 0.0197 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.018 sq. km per person | 0.0173 sq. km per person | 0.0185 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 sq. km per person | 0.0161 sq. km per person | 0.0174 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.016 sq. km per person | 0.0159 sq. km per person | 0.0161 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 80.22 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 31.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9714 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.0161 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0309 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0159 sq. km per person in 2021.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.