Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Northern Europe

Agricultural land in Northern Europe in 2023 — 378,940 km². Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 16.4%.

2023 378,940 km² −2.21% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 453,407 km²1961
Period minimum 376,258 km²2003

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Northern Europe, 1961–2023360,000380,000400,000420,000440,000460,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 453,407 km²1963: 450,531 km²1965: 448,128 km²1967: 448,026 km²1969: 444,685 km²1971: 436,667 km²1973: 433,648 km²1975: 432,098 km²1977: 431,148 km²1979: 430,798 km²1981: 428,228 km²1983: 425,396 km²1985: 423,158 km²1987: 421,363 km²1989: 421,251 km²1991: 417,267 km²1993: 408,834 km²1995: 396,486 km²1997: 395,686 km²1999: 390,700 km²2001: 380,062 km²2003: 376,258 km²2005: 382,024 km²2007: 387,481 km²2009: 386,508 km²2011: 385,905 km²2013: 386,303 km²2015: 386,350 km²2017: 389,643 km²2019: 391,181 km²2021: 385,799 km²2023: 378,940 km²
Change over the period: −74,467 (−16.42%) Average annual rate: -0.29 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Europe 378,940 km²
World 47.92M km²
Agricultural land — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 378,940 −8,576 −2.21%
2022 387,516 +1,717 +0.45%
2021 385,799 −2,301 −0.59%
2020 388,100 −3,081 −0.79%
2019 391,181 +2,289 +0.59%
2018 388,892 −751 −0.19%
2017 389,643 +998 +0.26%
2016 388,645 +2,296 +0.59%
2015 386,350 −641 −0.17%
2014 386,991 +688 +0.18%
2013 386,303 +828 +0.21%
2012 385,475 −431 −0.11%
2011 385,905 +92 +0.02%
2010 385,813 −695 −0.18%
2009 386,508 −3,982 −1.02%
2008 390,490 +3,010 +0.78%
2007 387,481 −3,599 −0.92%
2006 391,080 +9,056 +2.37%
2005 382,024 +4,627 +1.23%
2004 377,397 +1,139 +0.3%
2003 376,258 −2,650 −0.7%
2002 378,908 −1,154 −0.3%
2001 380,062 −5,041 −1.31%
2000 385,103 −5,598 −1.43%
1999 390,700 −4,542 −1.15%
1998 395,242 −445 −0.11%
1997 395,686 −2,028 −0.51%
1996 397,714 +1,228 +0.31%
1995 396,486 −6,941 −1.72%
1994 403,427 −5,407 −1.32%
1993 408,834 −6,891 −1.66%
1992 415,725 −1,542 −0.37%
1991 417,267 −1,591 −0.38%
1990 418,858 −2,393 −0.57%
1989 421,251 −2,445 −0.58%
1988 423,696 +2,333 +0.55%
1987 421,363 −676 −0.16%
1986 422,039 −1,119 −0.26%
1985 423,158 −1,954 −0.46%
1984 425,112 −284 −0.07%
1983 425,396 −1,828 −0.43%
1982 427,224 −1,004 −0.23%
1981 428,228 −2,273 −0.53%
1980 430,501 −297 −0.07%
1979 430,798 −63 −0.01%
1978 430,861 −287 −0.07%
1977 431,148 −881 −0.2%
1976 432,029 −69 −0.02%
1975 432,098 −765 −0.18%
1974 432,863 −785 −0.18%
1973 433,648 −787 −0.18%
1972 434,435 −2,232 −0.51%
1971 436,667 −488 −0.11%
1970 437,155 −7,530 −1.69%
1969 444,685 −1,632 −0.37%
1968 446,317 −1,709 −0.38%
1967 448,026 +260 +0.06%
1966 447,766 −362 −0.08%
1965 448,128 −1,907 −0.42%
1964 450,035 −496 −0.11%
1963 450,531 −2,547 −0.56%
1962 453,078 −329 −0.07%
1961 453,407

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

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