Agricultural land share — all countries

Agricultural land share — Northern Europe

Agricultural land share in Northern Europe in 2023 — 17.98%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 2.34 pp.

2023 17.98% −0.41 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 20.38%1992
Period minimum 17.85%2003

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — Northern Europe, 1961–2023171819202119611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 20.32%1963: 20.17%1965: 20.04%1967: 20.04%1969: 19.86%1971: 19.43%1973: 19.27%1975: 19.19%1977: 19.13%1979: 19.12%1981: 18.98%1983: 18.83%1985: 18.71%1987: 18.61%1989: 18.61%1991: 18.39%1993: 20.05%1995: 19.44%1997: 18.77%1999: 18.53%2001: 18.03%2003: 17.85%2005: 18.12%2007: 18.38%2009: 18.34%2011: 18.31%2013: 18.32%2015: 18.32%2017: 18.49%2019: 18.56%2021: 18.31%2023: 17.98%
Change over the period: −2.34 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe

Northern Europe 17.98%
World 36.93%
Agricultural land share — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 17.98 −0.41 pp
2022 18.39 +0.08 pp
2021 18.31 −0.11 pp
2020 18.42 −0.14 pp
2019 18.56 +0.11 pp
2018 18.45 −0.04 pp
2017 18.49 +0.05 pp
2016 18.43 +0.11 pp
2015 18.32 −0.03 pp
2014 18.35 +0.03 pp
2013 18.32 +0.03 pp
2012 18.29 −0.02 pp
2011 18.31 +0 pp
2010 18.31 −0.03 pp
2009 18.34 −0.19 pp
2008 18.53 +0.14 pp
2007 18.38 −0.17 pp
2006 18.56 +0.43 pp
2005 18.12 +0.22 pp
2004 17.9 +0.05 pp
2003 17.85 −0.13 pp
2002 17.97 −0.05 pp
2001 18.03 −0.24 pp
2000 18.27 −0.27 pp
1999 18.53 −0.22 pp
1998 18.75 −0.02 pp
1997 18.77 −0.73 pp
1996 19.5 +0.06 pp
1995 19.44 −0.34 pp
1994 19.78 −0.27 pp
1993 20.05 −0.34 pp
1992 20.38 +1.99 pp
1991 18.39 −0.08 pp
1990 18.48 −0.13 pp
1989 18.61 −0.13 pp
1988 18.74 +0.12 pp
1987 18.61 −0.04 pp
1986 18.65 −0.06 pp
1985 18.71 −0.1 pp
1984 18.81 −0.02 pp
1983 18.83 −0.1 pp
1982 18.92 −0.05 pp
1981 18.98 −0.12 pp
1980 19.1 −0.02 pp
1979 19.12 −0 pp
1978 19.12 −0.02 pp
1977 19.13 −0.05 pp
1976 19.18 −0 pp
1975 19.19 −0.04 pp
1974 19.23 −0.04 pp
1973 19.27 −0.04 pp
1972 19.31 −0.12 pp
1971 19.43 −0.03 pp
1970 19.46 −0.4 pp
1969 19.86 −0.09 pp
1968 19.94 −0.09 pp
1967 20.04 +0.01 pp
1966 20.02 −0.02 pp
1965 20.04 −0.1 pp
1964 20.14 −0.03 pp
1963 20.17 −0.14 pp
1962 20.31 −0.02 pp
1961 20.32

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.