Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Germany
Germany: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 16,569 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Germany, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Germany is 16,569 Hectares, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Germany peaked at 17,869 Hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16,569 Hectares, in 2024.
Germany ranks 17th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Germany, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,869 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 17,136 Hectares | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 16,950 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 17,220 Hectares | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 17,354 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 17,344 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 17,651 Hectares | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 17,638 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 17,698 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 17,152 Hectares | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 17,064 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 17,038 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 16,974 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 17,008 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 17,020 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 17,035 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16,951 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 16,954 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16,926 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 16,890 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 16,704 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 16,721 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16,667 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16,700 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 16,725 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 16,731 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16,659 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 16,687 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16,645 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 16,666 Hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16,595 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 16,592 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 16,595 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16,586 Hectares | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 16,569 Hectares | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,401 Hectares | 16,950 Hectares | 17,869 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,986 Hectares | 16,890 Hectares | 17,064 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,690 Hectares | 16,645 Hectares | 16,731 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,587 Hectares | 16,569 Hectares | 16,595 Hectares | 5 |
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- 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -8.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0099 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Germany?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Germany was 16,569 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 17,869 Hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,569 Hectares in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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