Environment in Southern Europe 194 indicators covering environment for Southern Europe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Permanent crops β Area 9,986 1000 ha 2024 up 2.9% 19th Arable land β Share in Agricultural land 46.84 % 2024 up 0.6% 10th Arable land β Area 26,020 1000 ha 2024 down 7.1% 28th Cropland β Area per capita 0.24 ha/cap 2024 down 4.0% 12th Cropland β Share in Land area 27.74 % 2024 down 4.5% 3rd Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 64.82 % 2024 up 3.3% 6th Cropland β Area 36,005 1000 ha 2024 down 4.5% 26th Agricultural land β Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,243 USD_PPP/ha 2024 up 16.8% 5th Agricultural land β Share in Land area 42.8 % 2024 down 7.6% 17th Agricultural land β Area 55,547 1000 ha 2024 down 7.6% 30th Agriculture β Area 57,421 1000 ha 2024 down 6.3% 30th Land area β Area 129,772 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% 30th Country area β Area 129,848 1000 ha 2024 down 3.8% 31st Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 17.98 % 2024 up 11.4% 4th Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 21,225 1000 ha 2024 down 5.2% 29th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 5.93 g/Int$ 2024 up 2.6% 17th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 4.89 kg/cap 2024 up 12.7% 11th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 20.53 kg/ha 2024 up 16.0% 14th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Agricultural Use 739,014 t 2024 up 10.7% 17th Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Import quantity 876,075 t 2024 down 8.4% 33rd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ 2024 down 24.0% 22nd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap 2024 down 16.5% 13th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha 2024 down 14.0% 13th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Agricultural Use 655,768 t 2024 down 17.9% 20th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Import quantity 786,776 t 2024 down 2.0% 36th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ 2024 down 17.8% 23rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap 2024 down 9.8% 13th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha 2024 down 7.0% 12th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 2.18 million t 2024 down 11.3% 21st Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Export quantity 916,132 t 2024 down 0.1% 36th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Import quantity 2.26 million t 2024 up 1.8% 34th Pesticides (total) β Export value 3.19 million 1000 USD 2024 up 38.1% 13th Pesticides (total) β Import value 2.99 million 1000 USD 2024 up 10.2% 15th Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 38.21 % 2024 up 2.6% 28th Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 16.36 % 2024 down 5.2% 25th Inland waters β Area 1,999 1000 ha 2024 down 1.8% 32nd Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 10,890 1000 ha 2024 up 1.6% 20th Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland 30.25 % 2024 up 6.5% 6th Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) β Value US$ 150.07 USD 2024 up 30.0% 2nd Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Export quantity 472,432 t 2024 up 54.2% 28th Sheep and Goats β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.08 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 7th Goats β Stocks 741,624 LSU 2023 down 27.6% 25th Cattle β Share in total livestock 45.13 %LSU 2023 up 12.5% 27th Cattle β Stocks 14.45 million LSU 2023 up 2.4% 30th Chickens β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 down 85.7% 27th Chickens β Share in total livestock 1.41 %LSU 2023 down 88.7% 35th Chickens β Stocks 451,310 LSU 2023 down 89.7% 33rd Goats β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 down 50.0% 19th Goats β Share in total livestock 2.32 %LSU 2023 down 20.3% 22nd Horses β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 down 100.0% 17th Cattle and Buffaloes β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.26 LSU/ha 2023 up 13.0% 14th Cattle β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.26 LSU/ha 2023 up 13.0% 13th Cattle and Buffaloes β Stocks 14.75 million LSU 2023 up 2.4% 30th Cattle and Buffaloes β Share in total livestock 46.05 %LSU 2023 up 12.5% 27th Horses β Share in total livestock 0.12 %LSU 2023 down 92.6% 33rd Sheep β Share in total livestock 11.1 %LSU 2023 down 3.1% 10th Horses β Stocks 38,176 LSU 2023 down 93.4% 33rd Sheep β Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.06 LSU/ha 2023 down 14.3% 2nd Sheep β Stocks 3.56 million LSU 2023 down 11.8% 24th Sheep and Goats β Share in total livestock 13.42 %LSU 2023 down 6.6% 19th Page 1 of 4 Next β