Arable land in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Arable land was 0.4246 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992–2023
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
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 0.4246 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.5623 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4206 hectares per person, in 2021.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Arable land in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5623 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.5591 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5567 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5548 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5439 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5385 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5352 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5316 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5175 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5096 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5026 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4971 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4958 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4937 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4823 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4756 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4702 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4655 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.462 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4564 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4531 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4508 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4468 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4436 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4395 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4347 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4296 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4235 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4217 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4206 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4217 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4246 hectares per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5478 hectares per person | 0.5316 hectares per person | 0.5623 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.491 hectares per person | 0.4655 hectares per person | 0.5175 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.444 hectares per person | 0.4235 hectares per person | 0.462 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4221 hectares per person | 0.4206 hectares per person | 0.4246 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3167 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.2% (2025)
- Rural population 80.22 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 31.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Arable land in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.4246 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5623 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4206 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for arable land?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 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.