Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area
Euro area: Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre was 0.4207 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4207 sq. km per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
19th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.6146 sq. km per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.4207 sq. km per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area, 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 Euro area is 0.4207 sq. km per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area peaked at 0.6146 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4207 sq. km per square kilometre, in 2023.
Euro area ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6146 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6143 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6134 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6112 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6097 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6085 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6084 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6053 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.6062 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.6004 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5925 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5907 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5884 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5873 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5853 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5832 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5827 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5829 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5811 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5788 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5782 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5777 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5736 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5726 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5716 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5704 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5696 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5665 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5661 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5636 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5552 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5043 sq. km per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.494 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4928 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4872 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4863 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4842 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4825 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4821 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.471 sq. km per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4653 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4621 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4584 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4563 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4571 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4519 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4477 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4504 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4453 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4412 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4399 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4384 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4327 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4323 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4301 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4299 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4279 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4308 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4267 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4261 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4279 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4207 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6102 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6053 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6146 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5874 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5811 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.6004 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5725 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5661 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5788 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5032 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4821 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.5636 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4567 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.447 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.471 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4349 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4279 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4453 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4254 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4207 sq. km per square kilometre | 0.4279 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 16 Uganda 0.7189 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 17 Comoros 0.7147 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 18 Ukraine 0.713 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 19 Somalia 0.7034 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 20 United Kingdom 0.7031 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 21 Madagascar 0.7029 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 22 Togo 0.7023 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Euro area
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 278.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 80.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 776.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3014 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area was 0.4207 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6146 sq. km per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4207 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Euro area ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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.