Cropland organic soils — Area in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Cropland organic soils — Area was 1.57 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.57 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.57 million ha
in 2022
All-time low
783,455 ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Area in Northern Europe, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720241990: 783.5k ha1991: 783.5k ha1992: 1.3M ha1993: 1.3M ha1994: 1.3M ha1995: 1.3M ha1996: 1.3M ha1997: 1.3M ha1998: 1.4M ha1999: 1.4M ha2000: 1.4M ha2001: 1.4M ha2002: 1.4M ha2003: 1.4M ha2004: 1.4M ha2005: 1.5M ha2006: 1.5M ha2007: 1.5M ha2008: 1.5M ha2009: 1.5M ha2010: 1.5M ha2011: 1.5M ha2012: 1.5M ha2013: 1.5M ha2014: 1.5M ha2015: 1.5M ha2016: 1.5M ha2017: 1.5M ha2018: 1.5M ha2019: 1.6M ha2020: 1.6M ha2021: 1.6M ha2022: 1.6M ha2023: 1.6M ha2024: 1.6M ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — area in Northern Europe is 1.57 million ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Northern Europe peaked at 1.57 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 783,455 ha, in 1990.

That places Northern Europe 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Area in Northern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Area in Northern Europe, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 783,455 ha
1991 783,455 ha +0.0%
1992 1.33 million ha +69.7%
1993 1.33 million ha -0.0%
1994 1.33 million ha -0.0%
1995 1.34 million ha +0.9%
1996 1.34 million ha +0.0%
1997 1.34 million ha +0.3%
1998 1.35 million ha +0.7%
1999 1.38 million ha +2.1%
2000 1.41 million ha +2.1%
2001 1.42 million ha +0.3%
2002 1.42 million ha +0.4%
2003 1.43 million ha +0.4%
2004 1.45 million ha +1.2%
2005 1.45 million ha +0.6%
2006 1.46 million ha +0.3%
2007 1.46 million ha +0.4%
2008 1.47 million ha +0.4%
2009 1.48 million ha +0.6%
2010 1.49 million ha +1.0%
2011 1.51 million ha +0.9%
2012 1.51 million ha +0.3%
2013 1.51 million ha +0.1%
2014 1.51 million ha +0.1%
2015 1.51 million ha -0.0%
2016 1.52 million ha +0.1%
2017 1.52 million ha +0.5%
2018 1.55 million ha +1.7%
2019 1.56 million ha +0.8%
2020 1.57 million ha +0.3%
2021 1.57 million ha +0.0%
2022 1.57 million ha +0.1%
2023 1.57 million ha +0.0%
2024 1.57 million ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.23 million ha 783,455 ha 1.38 million ha 10
2000s 1.45 million ha 1.41 million ha 1.48 million ha 10
2010s 1.52 million ha 1.49 million ha 1.56 million ha 10
2020s 1.57 million ha 1.57 million ha 1.57 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 7 Ukraine 629,378 ha compare
  2. 8 Malaysia 606,968 ha compare
  3. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,762 ha compare
  4. 9 Germany 557,208 ha compare
  5. 10 Papua New Guinea 449,553 ha compare
  6. 11 Finland 427,330 ha compare
  7. 12 Bangladesh 323,785 ha compare
  8. 12 Türkiye 104.88 ha compare
  9. 13 Lithuania 293,608 ha compare
  10. 13 Timor-Leste 0 ha

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area in Northern Europe?
Cropland organic soils — area in Northern Europe was 1.57 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 million ha in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 783,455 ha in 1990.
How does Northern Europe rank for cropland organic soils — area?
Northern Europe ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe 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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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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