Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) vs European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
4,586 Thousand annual working units (AWU)
in 2025
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
7,351 Thousand annual working units (AWU)
in 2025
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank
3rd
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank
1st

Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures over time

  • Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
  • European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199120082025

How they compare

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) currently reports 7,351 Thousand annual working units (AWU) against 4,586 Thousand annual working units (AWU) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), a difference of 2,765 Thousand annual working units (AWU).

That makes European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)'s figure about 1.6 times Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) has been ahead every year.

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 3rd and European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 1st of 3 regions.

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) Difference Ahead
2000s 6,377 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 10,548 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 4,172 Thousand annual working units (AWU) European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
2010s 5,390 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 9,656 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 4,266 Thousand annual working units (AWU) European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)
2020s 4,766 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 7,701 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2,935 Thousand annual working units (AWU) European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures, Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) or 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), at 7,351 Thousand annual working units (AWU) against 4,586 Thousand annual working units (AWU) in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures between Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
2,765 Thousand annual working units (AWU), with European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank globally for agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 3rd and European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 1st of 3 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures (thousand annual work units). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures (thousand annual work units)
Unit
Thousand annual working units (AWU)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 1,619 data points, 1973–2025
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