Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area
Euro area: Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre was 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per square kilometre.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area peaked at 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre, in 2000.
Euro area ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area, year by year
| Year | sq. km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.04 sq. km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 6 Norway 1.71 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 7 Croatia 1.57 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 1.39 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 9 Bahamas 1.39 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 10 Sweden 1.3 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 1.28 sq. km per square kilometre compare
- 12 Malawi 1.26 sq. km per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Euro area
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 776.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3014 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2252 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 278.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 22.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 80.79 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area?
- Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre in Euro area was 1.06 sq. km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 sq. km per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 sq. km per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Euro area rank for surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre?
- Euro area ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Surface area 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)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.