Arable land in Euro area
Euro area: Arable land was 0.1859 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Euro area, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Euro area stood at 0.1859 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Euro area peaked at 0.3016 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1859 hectares per person, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2855 hectares per person | 0.2707 hectares per person | 0.3016 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2494 hectares per person | 0.2424 hectares per person | 0.2658 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2376 hectares per person | 0.2334 hectares per person | 0.2411 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2324 hectares per person | 0.2264 hectares per person | 0.2397 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2066 hectares per person | 0.1984 hectares per person | 0.2198 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1957 hectares per person | 0.1915 hectares per person | 0.1991 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1873 hectares per person | 0.1859 hectares per person | 0.1881 hectares per person | 4 |
More agriculture & rural data for Euro area
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 22.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 80.79 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 278.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 16.86 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 5,368 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 90.52 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Euro area?
- Arable land in Euro area was 0.1859 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3016 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1859 hectares per person in 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.