Cropland organic soils — Area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Cropland organic soils — Area was 3.34 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in European Union (27), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 3.34 million ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in European Union (27) peaked at 3.34 million ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million ha, in 1990.
European Union (27) ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.66 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.66 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.21 million ha | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 3.22 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.22 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.23 million ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.22 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.22 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.23 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.25 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.28 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.27 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.27 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.26 million ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.27 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.27 million ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.28 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.28 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.29 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.29 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.31 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.32 million ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.32 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.32 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.32 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.32 million ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.30 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.31 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.33 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.33 million ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.34 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.34 million ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.34 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.34 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.34 million ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.11 million ha | 2.66 million ha | 3.25 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 million ha | 3.26 million ha | 3.29 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.32 million ha | 3.30 million ha | 3.33 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 million ha | 3.34 million ha | 3.34 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 4 Belarus 1.35 million ha compare
- 5 Canada 1.22 million ha compare
- 6 Poland 774,834 ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 73,871 ha compare
- 7 Ukraine 629,378 ha compare
- 8 Malaysia 606,968 ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,762 ha compare
- 9 Germany 557,208 ha compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 449,553 ha compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 255.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in European Union (27)?
- Cropland organic soils — area in European Union (27) was 3.34 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 million ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million ha in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- European Union (27) ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.