Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.4585 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics is 0.4585 sq. km per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 0.8771 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4549 sq. km per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8771 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8767 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8758 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8763 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8745 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8748 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8738 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8752 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8738 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8728 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8721 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8704 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8686 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.868 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8665 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8695 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8687 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8678 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8663 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.865 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8631 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8629 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8628 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8634 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8632 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8627 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8632 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8625 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8586 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8583 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8579 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6412 sq. km per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5655 sq. km per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5624 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5574 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5527 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5523 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5476 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5471 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5349 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5207 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5043 sq. km per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.496 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4885 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4888 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4873 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4777 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4799 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4792 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4705 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4721 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4688 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4696 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4686 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4695 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4668 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4663 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4672 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4716 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.463 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4619 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4549 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4585 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -25.3% | 0.8579 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6412 sq. km per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8753 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.8738 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.8771 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8691 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.8663 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.8728 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8627 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.8586 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.865 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6242 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5471 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.8583 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4957 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4777 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5349 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4691 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4663 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4721 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4596 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4549 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.463 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 6 South Africa 0.7942 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 0.7937 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 8 Lesotho 0.7776 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 9 Rwanda 0.7633 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 10 Nigeria 0.762 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 11 Moldova 0.741 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 12 Syria 0.7409 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 67.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 38.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 38.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 674.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5316 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics was 0.4585 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8771 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4549 sq. km per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.