Cropland organic soils — Area in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Cropland organic soils — Area was 92,651 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
92,651 ha
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 31 groups
All-time high
96,070 ha
in 2002
All-time low
92,651 ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1990200720241990: 92.9k ha1991: 92.9k ha1992: 92.9k ha1993: 92.8k ha1994: 92.8k ha1995: 92.9k ha1996: 92.9k ha1997: 92.9k ha1998: 93.3k ha1999: 95.2k ha2000: 95.4k ha2001: 95.4k ha2002: 96.1k ha2003: 96.1k ha2004: 96.0k ha2005: 95.9k ha2006: 95.8k ha2007: 95.6k ha2008: 95.6k ha2009: 95.5k ha2010: 95.5k ha2011: 95.4k ha2012: 95.3k ha2013: 95.1k ha2014: 95.0k ha2015: 95.0k ha2016: 94.8k ha2017: 94.5k ha2018: 94.0k ha2019: 93.0k ha2020: 93.0k ha2021: 92.8k ha2022: 92.7k ha2023: 92.7k ha2024: 92.7k ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, cropland organic soils — area in Southern Europe stood at 92,651 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Southern Europe peaked at 96,070 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 92,651 ha, in 2022.

That places Southern Europe 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Area in Southern Europe, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 92,903 ha
1991 92,903 ha +0.0%
1992 92,903 ha +0.0%
1993 92,811 ha -0.1%
1994 92,782 ha -0.0%
1995 92,861 ha +0.1%
1996 92,921 ha +0.1%
1997 92,907 ha -0.0%
1998 93,267 ha +0.4%
1999 95,211 ha +2.1%
2000 95,364 ha +0.2%
2001 95,384 ha +0.0%
2002 96,070 ha +0.7%
2003 96,062 ha -0.0%
2004 95,982 ha -0.1%
2005 95,927 ha -0.1%
2006 95,821 ha -0.1%
2007 95,622 ha -0.2%
2008 95,588 ha -0.0%
2009 95,530 ha -0.1%
2010 95,474 ha -0.1%
2011 95,424 ha -0.1%
2012 95,336 ha -0.1%
2013 95,139 ha -0.2%
2014 95,027 ha -0.1%
2015 94,970 ha -0.1%
2016 94,785 ha -0.2%
2017 94,491 ha -0.3%
2018 93,979 ha -0.5%
2019 92,999 ha -1.0%
2020 92,974 ha -0.0%
2021 92,849 ha -0.1%
2022 92,651 ha -0.2%
2023 92,651 ha +0.0%
2024 92,651 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93,147 ha 92,782 ha 95,211 ha 10
2000s 95,735 ha 95,364 ha 96,070 ha 10
2010s 94,762 ha 92,999 ha 95,474 ha 10
2020s 92,755 ha 92,651 ha 92,974 ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 19 Japan 144,837 ha compare
  2. 20 Latvia 144,053 ha compare
  3. 21 Zambia 133,942 ha compare
  4. 22 Uganda 109,306 ha compare
  5. 23 Mongolia 101,215 ha compare
  6. 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 98,637 ha compare
  7. 25 Ethiopia 94,624 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area in Southern Europe?
Cropland organic soils — area in Southern Europe was 92,651 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 96,070 ha in 2002.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 92,651 ha in 2022.
How does Southern Europe rank for cropland organic soils — area?
Southern Europe ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Southern 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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