Agricultural land share — all countries

Agricultural land share — Europe & Central Asia

Agricultural land share in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 29.09%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 16.96 pp.

2023 29.09% −0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 46.07%1963
Period minimum 29.09%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — Europe & Central Asia, 1961–202325303540455019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 46.05%1963: 46.07%1965: 45.78%1967: 45.68%1969: 45.74%1971: 44.89%1973: 44.69%1975: 44.33%1977: 44.19%1979: 44.25%1981: 44.03%1983: 43.42%1985: 43.56%1987: 43.69%1989: 43.57%1991: 43.07%1993: 30.66%1995: 30.34%1997: 30.23%1999: 30.13%2001: 29.98%2003: 29.71%2005: 29.6%2007: 29.4%2009: 29.3%2011: 29.34%2013: 29.33%2015: 29.29%2017: 29.3%2019: 29.27%2021: 29.21%2023: 29.09%
Change over the period: −16.96 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 29.09%
World 36.93%
Agricultural land share — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 29.09 −0.1 pp
2022 29.19 −0.02 pp
2021 29.21 +0 pp
2020 29.21 −0.06 pp
2019 29.27 −0 pp
2018 29.27 −0.02 pp
2017 29.3 +0.01 pp
2016 29.29 −0.01 pp
2015 29.29 −0.01 pp
2014 29.3 −0.03 pp
2013 29.33 +0 pp
2012 29.33 −0.01 pp
2011 29.34 −0.09 pp
2010 29.43 +0.13 pp
2009 29.3 −0.08 pp
2008 29.38 −0.01 pp
2007 29.4 −0.16 pp
2006 29.55 −0.04 pp
2005 29.6 −0.05 pp
2004 29.64 −0.07 pp
2003 29.71 −0.13 pp
2002 29.84 −0.14 pp
2001 29.98 −0.11 pp
2000 30.09 −0.04 pp
1999 30.13 −0.05 pp
1998 30.17 −0.06 pp
1997 30.23 −0.03 pp
1996 30.26 −0.08 pp
1995 30.34 −0.28 pp
1994 30.62 −0.04 pp
1993 30.66 −0.02 pp
1992 30.69 −12.38 pp
1991 43.07 −0.33 pp
1990 43.4 −0.17 pp
1989 43.57 +0.02 pp
1988 43.56 −0.13 pp
1987 43.69 +0.13 pp
1986 43.55 −0.01 pp
1985 43.56 +0.02 pp
1984 43.54 +0.12 pp
1983 43.42 −0.3 pp
1982 43.72 −0.31 pp
1981 44.03 −0.08 pp
1980 44.11 −0.14 pp
1979 44.25 +0.07 pp
1978 44.18 −0.01 pp
1977 44.19 −0.02 pp
1976 44.21 −0.12 pp
1975 44.33 −0.18 pp
1974 44.51 −0.18 pp
1973 44.69 −0.15 pp
1972 44.84 −0.05 pp
1971 44.89 −0.36 pp
1970 45.25 −0.49 pp
1969 45.74 +0.18 pp
1968 45.57 −0.11 pp
1967 45.68 −0.07 pp
1966 45.75 −0.04 pp
1965 45.78 −0.14 pp
1964 45.92 −0.14 pp
1963 46.07 +0.03 pp
1962 46.04 −0.02 pp
1961 46.05

About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.