What is land area in Euro area?

Land area in Euro area was 2.84 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Euro area?

The highest recorded value was 2.84 million sq. km in 2000.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Euro area?

The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million sq. km in 1983.

How does Euro area rank for land area?

Euro area ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Euro area?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Euro area data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Euro area

Name: Land area in Euro area
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Euro area: Land area was 2.84 million sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.84 million sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

Rank

42nd

of 47 groups

All-time high

2.84 million sq. km

in 2000

All-time low

2.51 million sq. km

in 1983

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Euro area, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Euro area stood at 2.84 million sq. km.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Euro area peaked at 2.84 million sq. km in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million sq. km, in 1983.

Euro area ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Euro area, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	2.51 million sq. km	—
1962	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1963	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1964	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1965	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1966	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1967	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1968	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1969	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1970	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1971	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1972	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1973	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1974	2.51 million sq. km	-0.0%
1975	2.51 million sq. km	-0.0%
1976	2.51 million sq. km	-0.0%
1977	2.51 million sq. km	-0.0%
1978	2.51 million sq. km	-0.0%
1979	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1980	2.51 million sq. km	-0.0%
1981	2.51 million sq. km	-0.0%
1982	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1983	2.51 million sq. km	-0.0%
1984	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1985	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1986	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1987	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1988	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1989	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1990	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1991	2.51 million sq. km	+0.0%
1992	2.76 million sq. km	+9.7%
1993	2.80 million sq. km	+1.7%
1994	2.80 million sq. km	-0.0%
1995	2.80 million sq. km	-0.0%
1996	2.80 million sq. km	+0.0%
1997	2.80 million sq. km	-0.0%
1998	2.80 million sq. km	-0.0%
1999	2.80 million sq. km	-0.0%
2000	2.84 million sq. km	+1.2%
2001	2.84 million sq. km	-0.0%
2002	2.84 million sq. km	-0.0%
2003	2.84 million sq. km	+0.0%
2004	2.84 million sq. km	-0.0%
2005	2.84 million sq. km	-0.0%
2006	2.83 million sq. km	-0.0%
2007	2.83 million sq. km	+0.0%
2008	2.83 million sq. km	-0.0%
2009	2.83 million sq. km	-0.0%
2010	2.84 million sq. km	+0.0%
2011	2.84 million sq. km	-0.0%
2012	2.84 million sq. km	+0.0%
2013	2.84 million sq. km	+0.0%
2014	2.84 million sq. km	-0.0%
2015	2.84 million sq. km	-0.0%
2016	2.84 million sq. km	+0.0%
2017	2.84 million sq. km	-0.0%
2018	2.84 million sq. km	+0.0%
2019	2.84 million sq. km	-0.0%
2020	2.84 million sq. km	-0.0%
2021	2.84 million sq. km	+0.0%
2022	2.84 million sq. km	-0.0%
2023	2.84 million sq. km	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.51 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	9
1970s	2.51 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	10
1980s	2.51 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	10
1990s	2.74 million sq. km	2.51 million sq. km	2.80 million sq. km	10
2000s	2.84 million sq. km	2.83 million sq. km	2.84 million sq. km	10
2010s	2.84 million sq. km	2.84 million sq. km	2.84 million sq. km	10
2020s	2.84 million sq. km	2.84 million sq. km	2.84 million sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Euro area

39 Myanmar 652,670 sq. km compare
40 Afghanistan 652,230 sq. km compare
41 South Sudan 631,930 sq. km compare
42 Somalia 627,340 sq. km compare
43 Central African Republic 622,980 sq. km compare
44 Madagascar 581,800 sq. km compare
45 Kenya 580,876 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Euro area

Rural population, per capita 0.2252 units per person (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (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)
Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3014 % 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 (current US$), per 776.52 current US$ per person (2025)

All data for Euro area →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Euro area?: Land area in Euro area was 2.84 million sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Euro area?: The highest recorded value was 2.84 million sq. km in 2000.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Euro area?: The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million sq. km in 1983.
How does Euro area rank for land area?: Euro area ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Euro area?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.