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 41st out of 46 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

41st

of 46 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 41st of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

38 Chile 742,832 sq. km compare
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

See the full ranking of 263 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Euro area

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Rural population 22.5% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
Rural population 80.79 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 278.51 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 16.86 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 5,368 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 90.52 million metric tons (2024)

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 41st out of 46 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: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.