Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Euro area

Arable land share in the Euro area in 2023 — 23.34%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 7.24 pp.

2023 23.34% −0.08 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 30.58%1961
Period minimum 23.34%2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Euro area, 1961–202322242628303219611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 30.58%1963: 30.43%1965: 29.97%1967: 29.45%1969: 29.22%1971: 27.97%1973: 27.67%1975: 27.54%1977: 27.46%1979: 27.53%1981: 27.52%1983: 27.34%1985: 27.39%1987: 27.47%1989: 27.25%1991: 26.96%1993: 27.08%1995: 26.36%1997: 26.47%1999: 26.03%2001: 25.11%2003: 24.85%2005: 24.82%2007: 24.31%2009: 24.33%2011: 24.24%2013: 24.3%2015: 24.15%2017: 24.09%2019: 23.84%2021: 23.42%2023: 23.34%
Change over the period: −7.24 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Euro area

Euro area 23.34%
World 10.67%
Arable land share — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 23.34 −0.08 pp
2022 23.42 +0 pp
2021 23.42 −0.03 pp
2020 23.45 −0.39 pp
2019 23.84 +0.02 pp
2018 23.81 −0.27 pp
2017 24.09 −0.02 pp
2016 24.11 −0.04 pp
2015 24.15 −0.05 pp
2014 24.2 −0.1 pp
2013 24.3 −0.17 pp
2012 24.47 +0.23 pp
2011 24.24 −0.13 pp
2010 24.38 +0.04 pp
2009 24.33 −0.11 pp
2008 24.45 +0.13 pp
2007 24.31 −0.22 pp
2006 24.53 −0.29 pp
2005 24.82 −0.05 pp
2004 24.87 +0.03 pp
2003 24.85 −0.14 pp
2002 24.99 −0.12 pp
2001 25.11 −0.77 pp
2000 25.88 −0.16 pp
1999 26.03 −0.02 pp
1998 26.05 −0.42 pp
1997 26.47 −0.05 pp
1996 26.52 +0.16 pp
1995 26.36 −0.51 pp
1994 26.87 −0.21 pp
1993 27.08 −0.03 pp
1992 27.11 +0.14 pp
1991 26.96 −0.24 pp
1990 27.2 −0.04 pp
1989 27.25 −0.03 pp
1988 27.28 −0.19 pp
1987 27.47 +0.06 pp
1986 27.41 +0.02 pp
1985 27.39 −0.03 pp
1984 27.41 +0.07 pp
1983 27.34 −0.19 pp
1982 27.53 +0.01 pp
1981 27.52 +0.01 pp
1980 27.52 −0.02 pp
1979 27.53 −0.03 pp
1978 27.56 +0.1 pp
1977 27.46 +0.03 pp
1976 27.43 −0.11 pp
1975 27.54 −0.12 pp
1974 27.66 −0.01 pp
1973 27.67 −0.19 pp
1972 27.85 −0.12 pp
1971 27.97 −0.89 pp
1970 28.86 −0.36 pp
1969 29.22 −0 pp
1968 29.22 −0.23 pp
1967 29.45 −0.13 pp
1966 29.58 −0.39 pp
1965 29.97 −0.14 pp
1964 30.11 −0.31 pp
1963 30.43 −0.08 pp
1962 30.51 −0.07 pp
1961 30.58

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

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

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