Land use overview by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
24
Highest
549,060 Square kilometre
France
Lowest
9,253 Square kilometre
Cyprus
Median
86,492 Square kilometre
Years covered
14
2009–2022
Data points
1,330
What the numbers show
Land use overview by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 24 countries. The highest value is 549,060 Square kilometre in France; the lowest is 9,253 Square kilometre in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 86,492 Square kilometre, and the mean is 168,843 Square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 59.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 0.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 1.4%).
Land use overview by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 549,060 Square kilometre | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 498,502 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 447,424 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 357,569 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 338,363 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 311,928 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 302,073 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Romania | 238,398 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Greece | 131,694 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 110,996 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 93,012 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 89,103 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 83,882 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 78,871 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Lithuania | 65,284 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 64,594 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 17 | Croatia | 56,594 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Slovakia | 49,035 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Estonia | 45,336 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Denmark | 42,925 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Netherlands | 37,391 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | Belgium | 30,667 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 20,273 Square kilometre | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Cyprus | 9,253 Square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |