Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic was 155.11 million Hectare in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
155.11 million Hectare
World rank
1st
of 40 countries
All-time high
174.50 million Hectare
in 2010
All-time low
155.11 million Hectare
in 2020
Years of data
6
2005–2020

Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2005–2020

050.0M100.0M150.0M2005201220202005: 155.4M Hectare2007: 172.4M Hectare2010: 174.5M Hectare2013: 174.4M Hectare2016: 165.6M Hectare2020: 155.1M Hectare

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hectare.

Analysis

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) recorded 155.11 million Hectare for farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 174.50 million Hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 155.11 million Hectare, in 2020.

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 1st of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year

Annual values for Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic size of the farm and NUTS 2 region in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2005 to 2020.
Year Hectare Change
2005 155.36 million Hectare
2007 172.40 million Hectare +11.0%
2010 174.50 million Hectare +1.2%
2013 174.35 million Hectare -0.1%
2016 165.61 million Hectare -5.0%
2020 155.11 million Hectare -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 163.88 million Hectare 155.36 million Hectare 172.40 million Hectare 2
2010s 171.49 million Hectare 165.61 million Hectare 174.50 million Hectare 3
2020s 155.11 million Hectare 155.11 million Hectare 155.11 million Hectare 1

Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

  1. 2 France 27.20 million Hectare compare
  2. 3 Spain 23.91 million Hectare compare
  3. 4 Germany 16.59 million Hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 155.11 million Hectare in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 174.50 million Hectare in 2010.
What is the lowest farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 155.11 million Hectare in 2020.
How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic?
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
Is farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) data come from?
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Indicator
Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic size of the farm and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Hectare
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
303 places, 1,871 data points, 2005–2023
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