Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in European Union
European Union: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0036 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in European Union, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in European Union is 0.0036 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in European Union peaked at 0.0058 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places European Union 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in European Union, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0058 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0057 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0056 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0055 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 0.0058 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.005 sq. km per person | 0.0049 sq. km per person | 0.0053 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 0.0048 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0044 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 0.0046 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0039 sq. km per person | 0.0043 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 36 Zambia 0.0115 sq. km per person compare
- 37 Brazil 0.0112 sq. km per person compare
- 38 Central African Republic 0.011 sq. km per person compare
- 39 Ukraine 0.0109 sq. km per person compare
- 40 Latvia 0.0105 sq. km per person compare
- 41 Lesotho 0.0102 sq. km per person compare
- 42 Lithuania 0.01 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for European Union
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 346.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 112.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 24.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 767.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in European Union?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in European Union was 0.0036 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does European Union rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- European Union ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.