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EEA SIGNALS 2019 - Land and soil in Europe
We cannot live without healthy land and soil. It is on land that we produce most of our food and we build our homes. For all species — animals and plants living on land or water — land is vital. Soil — one of the essential components of land — is a very complex and often undervalued element, teeming with life. Unfortunately, the way we currently use land and soil in Europe and in the world is not sustainable. This has significant impacts on life on land.
Land accounts for Europe 1990-2000
Towards integrated land and ecosystem accounting
Fertiliser consumption
Nitrogen and phosphate fertiliser consumption per agricultural land area unit
Administrative land accounting units
Average irrigated land area as percent of agricultural land area (selected countries)
Hectares of irrigated agricultural land expressed as percent of the total agricultural land
Causes of loss of mixed cultivated land
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Causes of loss of semi-natural areas
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Urbanisation patterns across Europe
Land available for biomass production for energy
No data available for Cyprus, Luxembourg and Malta
Land take by urban development in 0-10 km coastal zone (1990-2000)
The main cause of artificialisation at the coast is housing, services and recreation (61% of total land uptake by artificial surfaces), which are followed by industrial and commercial sites.