Land area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Land area was 129,424 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
129,424
Rank
27th
of 32 groups
All-time high
129,792
in 2010
All-time low
129,410
in 2020
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Southern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, land area in Southern Europe stood at 129,424.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Southern Europe peaked at 129,792 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 129,410, in 2020.
That places Southern Europe 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 129,580 | — |
| 2000 | 129,697 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 129,792 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 129,758 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 129,410 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 129,424 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129,580 | 129,580 | 129,580 | 1 |
| 2000s | 129,697 | 129,697 | 129,697 | 1 |
| 2010s | 129,775 | 129,758 | 129,792 | 2 |
| 2020s | 129,417 | 129,410 | 129,424 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More development goals data for Southern Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 65.62 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,974 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 153 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 136 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 698 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 738 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.06 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 201.9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Southern Europe?
- Land area in Southern Europe was 129,424 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 129,792 in 2010.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,410 in 2020.
- How does Southern Europe rank for land area?
- Southern Europe ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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