Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 19.2 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Belgium | 28.4 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 26.5 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 28.3 | ||
| Cyprus | 33.9 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| Estonia | 19.9 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.5 | ||
| Finland | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| France | 31.8 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 33.6 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 33.5 | 33.7 | 33.5 | 33.7 | 33.1 | 32.8 | 34.2 | 34.3 | 34.1 |
| Germany | 34.2 | 34.3 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 33.7 | 33.7 | 33.6 | 33.5 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 33.4 |
| Greece | 23.4 | 22.5 | 21.3 | 20.5 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| Ireland | 7.7 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Italy | 40.7 | 30.6 | 28.7 | 26.3 | 23.8 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.0 |
| Latvia | 15.6 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 21.9 | 21.8 | ||
| Lithuania | 45.9 | 30.4 | 33.9 | 34.9 | 36.1 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 34.7 | 34.2 | 33.6 | 33.8 | 35.3 | 35.9 | 36.4 | 36.6 | ||
| Luxembourg | 24.1 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.3 | 24.1 | ||
| Netherlands | 24.7 | 27.4 | 30.3 | 32.9 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 30.0 | 30.8 | 31.0 | 30.9 | 30.5 | 30.8 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
| Portugal | 27.0 | 25.6 | 19.1 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| Slovakia | 31.8 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 27.6 | 27.9 | ||
| Slovenia | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | ||
| Spain | 31.4 | 30.7 | 26.9 | 25.9 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23.4 |
| Malta | 40.6 | 37.5 | 25.0 | 25.6 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.4 |