Arable land in Euro area
Euro area: Arable land was 0.1859 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1859 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
0.3016 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1859 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land in Euro area, 1961–2023
Source: 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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Euro area stood at 0.1859 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Euro area peaked at 0.3016 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1859 hectares per person, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land in Euro area, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3016 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2983 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.295 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2894 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2857 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2797 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2765 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2726 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2707 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2658 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2561 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2533 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2501 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2486 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2464 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2443 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2437 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2436 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2424 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2411 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2402 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2397 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2376 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2379 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2373 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.237 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.237 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2346 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2334 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2321 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.229 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2397 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2387 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2362 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2312 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2321 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2311 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2271 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2264 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2198 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2127 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2107 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2084 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2075 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.206 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2027 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1999 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1984 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1984 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1977 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1991 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1976 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1965 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1956 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1948 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1943 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1917 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1915 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1881 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1878 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1873 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1859 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2855 hectares per person | 0.2707 hectares per person | 0.3016 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2494 hectares per person | 0.2424 hectares per person | 0.2658 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2376 hectares per person | 0.2334 hectares per person | 0.2411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2324 hectares per person | 0.2264 hectares per person | 0.2397 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2066 hectares per person | 0.1984 hectares per person | 0.2198 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1957 hectares per person | 0.1915 hectares per person | 0.1991 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1873 hectares per person | 0.1859 hectares per person | 0.1881 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Euro area
- Rural population, per capita 0.2252 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 80.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 776.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 278.51 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Euro area?
- Arable land in Euro area was 0.1859 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3016 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1859 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for arable land?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.