Agricultural land — Area in Germany
Germany: Agricultural land — Area was 16,569 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Germany is 16,569 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 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 in Germany peaked at 19,534 1000 ha in 1965 and was at its lowest, 16,569 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Germany 60th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,405 1000 ha | 19,254 1000 ha | 19,534 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,815 1000 ha | 18,594 1000 ha | 19,023 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,272 1000 ha | 18,056 1000 ha | 18,519 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,312 1000 ha | 16,951 1000 ha | 18,032 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,982 1000 ha | 16,886 1000 ha | 17,068 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,689 1000 ha | 16,645 1000 ha | 16,731 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,587 1000 ha | 16,569 1000 ha | 16,595 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 791.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 792 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,714 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Germany?
- Agricultural land — area in Germany was 16,569 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 19,534 1000 ha in 1965.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,569 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for agricultural land — area?
- Germany ranks 60th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.