Agricultural land share — all countries

Agricultural land share — Southern Europe

Agricultural land share in Southern Europe in 2023 — 43.58%. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 12.45 pp.

2023 43.58% −1.45 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 56.02%1992
Period minimum 43.58%2023

Trend over time

1992–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — Southern Europe, 1992–202340455055601992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 56.02%1993: 55.69%1994: 55.66%1995: 54.93%1996: 54.79%1997: 54.42%1998: 54.49%1999: 54.57%2000: 53.61%2001: 53.15%2002: 52.86%2003: 52.21%2004: 51.96%2005: 51.78%2006: 49.92%2007: 49.15%2008: 49.68%2009: 49.01%2010: 48.93%2011: 48.08%2012: 47.91%2013: 47.57%2014: 46.29%2015: 46.14%2016: 45.78%2017: 45.73%2018: 45.29%2019: 45.98%2020: 45.43%2021: 45.45%2022: 45.03%2023: 43.58%
Change over the period: −12.45 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Europe 43.58%
World 36.93%
Agricultural land share — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 43.58 −1.45 pp
2022 45.03 −0.42 pp
2021 45.45 +0.01 pp
2020 45.43 −0.55 pp
2019 45.98 +0.69 pp
2018 45.29 −0.44 pp
2017 45.73 −0.04 pp
2016 45.78 −0.36 pp
2015 46.14 −0.15 pp
2014 46.29 −1.28 pp
2013 47.57 −0.34 pp
2012 47.91 −0.17 pp
2011 48.08 −0.84 pp
2010 48.93 −0.08 pp
2009 49.01 −0.67 pp
2008 49.68 +0.53 pp
2007 49.15 −0.77 pp
2006 49.92 −1.86 pp
2005 51.78 −0.18 pp
2004 51.96 −0.25 pp
2003 52.21 −0.66 pp
2002 52.86 −0.28 pp
2001 53.15 −0.46 pp
2000 53.61 −0.96 pp
1999 54.57 +0.08 pp
1998 54.49 +0.07 pp
1997 54.42 −0.38 pp
1996 54.79 −0.14 pp
1995 54.93 −0.73 pp
1994 55.66 −0.03 pp
1993 55.69 −0.33 pp
1992 56.02

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.