Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Germany
Germany: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 3.34 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Germany, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 3.34 % for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Germany peaked at 3.34 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.38 %, in 2006.
That places Germany 42nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.38 % | — |
| 2007 | 1.66 % | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 1.93 % | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 2.21 % | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 2.22 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.21 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.19 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.36 % | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 2.53 % | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 2.71 % | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 2.79 % | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.88 % | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.96 % | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.05 % | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2 % | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.34 % | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 3.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.34 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 % | 1.38 % | 2.21 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.51 % | 2.19 % | 2.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 % | 3.05 % | 3.34 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0327 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.034 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Germany?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Germany was 3.34 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 % in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Germany ranks 42nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land. 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.