Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Agricultural land — Area

Germany
16,569 1000 ha
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
16,744 1000 ha
in 2024
Germany rank
54th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
53rd

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 16,744 1000 ha against 16,569 1000 ha in Germany, a difference of 175 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Germany ranks 54th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 53rd of 220 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 19,405 1000 ha 19,614 1000 ha 208.89 1000 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 18,815 1000 ha 18,635 1000 ha 180.1 1000 ha Germany
1980s 18,272 1000 ha 18,263 1000 ha 8.9 1000 ha Germany
1990s 17,312 1000 ha 17,655 1000 ha 343.3 1000 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 16,982 1000 ha 17,235 1000 ha 253.3 1000 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 16,689 1000 ha 17,288 1000 ha 598.56 1000 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 16,587 1000 ha 17,129 1000 ha 541.36 1000 ha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Germany or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 16,744 1000 ha against 16,569 1000 ha in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
175 1000 ha, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Germany ranks 54th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 53rd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.