Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Northern Europe

Arable land in Northern Europe in 2023 — 18,939,202 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 6.1%.

2023 18.94M ha +0.09% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 21.26M ha1992
Period minimum 15.64M ha1991

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Northern Europe, 1961–202314M16M18M20M22M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 17,848,364 ha1963: 17,619,364 ha1965: 17,473,264 ha1967: 17,346,664 ha1969: 16,986,464 ha1971: 16,861,464 ha1973: 16,590,164 ha1975: 16,367,264 ha1977: 16,417,864 ha1979: 16,350,664 ha1981: 16,363,864 ha1983: 16,239,464 ha1985: 16,297,564 ha1987: 16,136,964 ha1989: 15,804,464 ha1991: 15,636,364 ha1993: 20,701,064 ha1995: 19,442,264 ha1997: 19,973,164 ha1999: 19,427,464 ha2001: 17,618,264 ha2003: 17,356,264 ha2005: 18,072,464 ha2007: 18,372,634 ha2009: 18,631,254 ha2011: 18,816,074 ha2013: 19,047,215 ha2015: 18,661,946 ha2017: 18,726,845 ha2019: 18,877,498 ha2021: 18,870,074 ha2023: 18,939,202 ha
Change over the period: +1.09M (+6.11%) Average annual rate: 0.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Europe 18.94M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Arable land — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 18.94M +17,522 +0.09%
2022 18.92M +51,606 +0.27%
2021 18.87M +67,775 +0.36%
2020 18.8M −75,199 −0.4%
2019 18.88M +174,045 +0.93%
2018 18.7M −23,392 −0.12%
2017 18.73M −18,233 −0.1%
2016 18.75M +83,133 +0.45%
2015 18.66M −445,008 −2.33%
2014 19.11M +59,739 +0.31%
2013 19.05M +78,041 +0.41%
2012 18.97M +153,100 +0.81%
2011 18.82M +193,390 +1.04%
2010 18.62M −8,570 −0.05%
2009 18.63M +238,060 +1.29%
2008 18.39M +20,560 +0.11%
2007 18.37M −99,370 −0.54%
2006 18.47M +399,540 +2.21%
2005 18.07M +435,550 +2.47%
2004 17.64M +280,650 +1.62%
2003 17.36M −334,700 −1.89%
2002 17.69M +72,700 +0.41%
2001 17.62M −1.53M −8%
2000 19.15M −277,800 −1.43%
1999 19.43M −468,200 −2.35%
1998 19.9M −77,500 −0.39%
1997 19.97M +259,100 +1.31%
1996 19.71M +271,800 +1.4%
1995 19.44M −610,100 −3.04%
1994 20.05M −648,700 −3.13%
1993 20.7M −556,000 −2.62%
1992 21.26M +5.62M +35.95%
1991 15.64M −65,300 −0.42%
1990 15.7M −102,800 −0.65%
1989 15.8M −202,600 −1.27%
1988 16.01M −129,900 −0.8%
1987 16.14M −47,500 −0.29%
1986 16.18M −113,100 −0.69%
1985 16.3M +23,100 +0.14%
1984 16.27M +35,000 +0.22%
1983 16.24M −85,300 −0.52%
1982 16.32M −39,100 −0.24%
1981 16.36M −60,900 −0.37%
1980 16.42M +74,100 +0.45%
1979 16.35M −97,400 −0.59%
1978 16.45M +30,200 +0.18%
1977 16.42M −9,300 −0.06%
1976 16.43M +59,900 +0.37%
1975 16.37M −208,800 −1.26%
1974 16.58M −14,100 −0.08%
1973 16.59M −126,300 −0.76%
1972 16.72M −145,000 −0.86%
1971 16.86M −10,800 −0.06%
1970 16.87M −114,200 −0.67%
1969 16.99M −270,000 −1.56%
1968 17.26M −90,200 −0.52%
1967 17.35M −8,100 −0.05%
1966 17.35M −118,500 −0.68%
1965 17.47M −151,200 −0.86%
1964 17.62M +5,100 +0.03%
1963 17.62M −198,600 −1.11%
1962 17.82M −30,400 −0.17%
1961 17.85M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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