Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Europe & Central Asia

Arable land share in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 12.26%. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 16.22 pp.

2023 12.26% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 28.49%1963
Period minimum 12.26%2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Europe & Central Asia, 1961–2023101520253019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 28.48%1963: 28.49%1965: 28.18%1967: 27.87%1969: 27.95%1971: 27.24%1973: 27.13%1975: 26.91%1977: 26.9%1979: 27.05%1981: 26.98%1983: 26.54%1985: 26.78%1987: 26.89%1989: 26.57%1991: 26.34%1993: 13.52%1995: 13.37%1997: 13.29%1999: 13.1%2001: 12.8%2003: 12.61%2005: 12.56%2007: 12.47%2009: 12.46%2011: 12.4%2013: 12.4%2015: 12.38%2017: 12.36%2019: 12.32%2021: 12.28%2023: 12.26%
Change over the period: −16.22 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Europe & Central Asia 12.26%
World 10.67%
Arable land share — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.26 +0 pp
2022 12.26 −0.02 pp
2021 12.28 +0.02 pp
2020 12.26 −0.06 pp
2019 12.32 −0 pp
2018 12.32 −0.03 pp
2017 12.36 −0.01 pp
2016 12.37 −0.02 pp
2015 12.38 −0.01 pp
2014 12.39 −0.01 pp
2013 12.4 −0.01 pp
2012 12.41 +0.02 pp
2011 12.4 −0.02 pp
2010 12.42 −0.04 pp
2009 12.46 −0.02 pp
2008 12.47 +0.01 pp
2007 12.47 −0.1 pp
2006 12.57 +0.01 pp
2005 12.56 −0.03 pp
2004 12.59 −0.02 pp
2003 12.61 −0.1 pp
2002 12.7 −0.1 pp
2001 12.8 −0.16 pp
2000 12.97 −0.13 pp
1999 13.1 −0.08 pp
1998 13.18 −0.11 pp
1997 13.29 +0.03 pp
1996 13.26 −0.11 pp
1995 13.37 −0.08 pp
1994 13.45 −0.07 pp
1993 13.52 +0 pp
1992 13.52 −12.82 pp
1991 26.34 −0.14 pp
1990 26.48 −0.09 pp
1989 26.57 −0.17 pp
1988 26.75 −0.14 pp
1987 26.89 +0.11 pp
1986 26.77 −0.01 pp
1985 26.78 +0.02 pp
1984 26.76 +0.22 pp
1983 26.54 −0.2 pp
1982 26.73 −0.25 pp
1981 26.98 +0.01 pp
1980 26.97 −0.08 pp
1979 27.05 +0.09 pp
1978 26.96 +0.06 pp
1977 26.9 +0.05 pp
1976 26.85 −0.06 pp
1975 26.91 −0.13 pp
1974 27.05 −0.09 pp
1973 27.13 −0.13 pp
1972 27.26 +0.02 pp
1971 27.24 −0.42 pp
1970 27.66 −0.29 pp
1969 27.95 +0.16 pp
1968 27.78 −0.09 pp
1967 27.87 −0.13 pp
1966 28 −0.18 pp
1965 28.18 −0.14 pp
1964 28.32 −0.17 pp
1963 28.49 +0.04 pp
1962 28.45 −0.03 pp
1961 28.48

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.