Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Germany
Germany: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
62nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1965
All-time low
0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Germany is 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Germany peaked at 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Germany 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Germany, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0559 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0552 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0545 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0543 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0543 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0539 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0538 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0534 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.053 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0527 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0525 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0524 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0522 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0518 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0517 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0516 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0491 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0492 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0497 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0491 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0489 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0488 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0479 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0479 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0479 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0539 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0545 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0517 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0496 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0516 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0484 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0489 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 59 Tonga 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Zimbabwe 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Poland 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Australia 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Namibia 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Pakistan 0.0467 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3139 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Germany?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Germany was 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.