Arable land in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Arable land was 0.359 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Europe & Central Asia, 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 recorded 0.359 hectares per person for arable land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.4434 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.359 hectares per person, in 2023.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4434 hectares per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.4357 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4321 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4285 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4244 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4246 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4206 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4176 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4082 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4025 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3986 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3945 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3929 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3907 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3875 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3833 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.382 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.38 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3775 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.376 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.375 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3732 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3715 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3696 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3675 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3658 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3635 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.362 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3595 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3597 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3592 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.359 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4284 hectares per person | 0.4176 hectares per person | 0.4434 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.392 hectares per person | 0.38 hectares per person | 0.4082 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3701 hectares per person | 0.362 hectares per person | 0.3775 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3594 hectares per person | 0.359 hectares per person | 0.3597 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 2 Australia 1.16 hectares per person compare
- 3 Canada 0.9526 hectares per person compare
- 4 Argentina 0.8869 hectares per person compare
- 5 Ukraine 0.8726 hectares per person compare
- 6 Russian Federation 0.8458 hectares per person compare
- 7 Lithuania 0.802 hectares per person compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 0.7613 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia
- Rural population, per capita 0.2593 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 241.78 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 25.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 690.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 643.81 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Europe & Central Asia?
- Arable land in Europe & Central Asia was 0.359 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4434 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.359 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for arable land?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.