Eurostat General & Regional Statistics

This Eurostat dataset provides comprehensive regional, urban, land use, and socio-economic statistics across the European Union, EFTA countries, and enlargement countries. The data delivers detailed geographic and territorial insights at multiple administrative levels, including regions, cities, metropolitan areas, rural areas, coastal and island regions, and degree of urbanisation classifications.

The listing includes extensive coverage across topics such as demography, labour markets, economy, education, health, tourism, transport, environment, business activity, poverty, digital society, agriculture, crime, and regional development. It also incorporates the LUCAS (Land Use/Cover Area Frame Survey), offering harmonised land cover, land use, soil, and environmental data collected across hundreds of thousands of surveyed points throughout Europe.

Coverage spans:

• EU Member States
• European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries
• EU enlargement countries
• NUTS regional classifications (NUTS 2 and NUTS 3)
• Functional Urban Areas (FUAs)
• Metropolitan, rural, coastal, island, and outermost regions

This data listing includes:

1. Regions & Cities

Detailed subnational statistics covering:

• Regions
• Cities and Functional Urban Areas (FUAs)
• Degree of Urbanisation (DEGURBA)
• Metropolitan Regions
• Rural Development Regions
• Coastal, Island, and Outermost Regions

Included Topics

• Demography
• Economy and economic accounts
• Labour market
• Education
• Health
• Tourism
• Transport
• Digital economy and society
• Poverty and social exclusion
• Business demography
• Agriculture
• Crime
• Science and technology
• Environment and living conditions

Geographic Coverage

• EU Member States
• European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries
• EU enlargement countries
• NUTS 2 and NUTS 3 regional classifications
• Functional Urban Areas (FUAs)
• Metropolitan and rural regions

2. Land Cover & Land Use (LUCAS)

The Land Use/Cover Area Frame Survey (LUCAS) provides harmonised land cover and land use statistics collected directly across the EU territory through field surveys and soil sampling.

Included Data

• Land cover classifications
• Land use classifications
• Environmental and agricultural indicators
• Soil measurements and topsoil analysis
• Point and landscape photography
• Irrigation and landscape structure data
• Land cover/use estimates derived from weighted survey points

Soil & Environmental Indicators

• Organic carbon
• Soil texture (sand, silt, clay)
• Nitrogen and phosphorus content
• pH levels
• Carbonate content
• Potassium levels
• Cation exchange capacity

Use Cases

• Urban and transport planning
• Agricultural policy
• Climate monitoring
• Biodiversity monitoring
• Soil protection and mapping
• Forest and water management
• Natural hazard prevention

Coverage

• Over 330,000 surveyed points across EU countries
• Data available at NUTS 2 regional level
• Surveys conducted every 3–4 years since 2006

3. International Statistical Cooperation

Information relating to Eurostat’s international statistical cooperation activities, including:

• Regional cooperation
• Multilateral partnerships
• Bilateral statistical collaboration
• Statistical development programs
• Cooperation frameworks and methodologies

Coverage

• EU partner countries and regions
• International statistical organisations
• Cross-border statistical initiatives