Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Southern Europe

Arable land share in Southern Europe in 2023 — 20.41%. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 6.83 pp.

2023 20.41% −0.15 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 27.24%1992
Period minimum 20.41%2023

Trend over time

1992–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Southern Europe, 1992–202320222426281992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 27.24%1993: 26.72%1994: 26.38%1995: 25.66%1996: 25.83%1997: 25.49%1998: 25.09%1999: 24.98%2000: 24.69%2001: 24.21%2002: 23.96%2003: 23.7%2004: 23.59%2005: 23.16%2006: 22.98%2007: 22.62%2008: 22.9%2009: 22.44%2010: 22.54%2011: 22.17%2012: 22.51%2013: 21.85%2014: 21.56%2015: 21.43%2016: 21.5%2017: 21.43%2018: 21.08%2019: 21.19%2020: 21.13%2021: 21.03%2022: 20.56%2023: 20.41%
Change over the period: −6.83 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Southern Europe 20.41%
World 10.67%
Arable land share — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 20.41 −0.15 pp
2022 20.56 −0.47 pp
2021 21.03 −0.1 pp
2020 21.13 −0.07 pp
2019 21.19 +0.11 pp
2018 21.08 −0.35 pp
2017 21.43 −0.07 pp
2016 21.5 +0.07 pp
2015 21.43 −0.12 pp
2014 21.56 −0.29 pp
2013 21.85 −0.66 pp
2012 22.51 +0.34 pp
2011 22.17 −0.37 pp
2010 22.54 +0.1 pp
2009 22.44 −0.45 pp
2008 22.9 +0.28 pp
2007 22.62 −0.37 pp
2006 22.98 −0.18 pp
2005 23.16 −0.42 pp
2004 23.59 −0.12 pp
2003 23.7 −0.26 pp
2002 23.96 −0.25 pp
2001 24.21 −0.48 pp
2000 24.69 −0.29 pp
1999 24.98 −0.11 pp
1998 25.09 −0.39 pp
1997 25.49 −0.35 pp
1996 25.83 +0.17 pp
1995 25.66 −0.72 pp
1994 26.38 −0.34 pp
1993 26.72 −0.52 pp
1992 27.24

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.