Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Germany
Germany: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 70.35 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Germany stood at 70.35 %.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Germany peaked at 71.13 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 62.07 %, in 1967.
Germany ranks 41st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.48 % | 62.07 % | 63.07 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.93 % | 62.83 % | 64.84 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.51 % | 64.96 % | 66.18 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.98 % | 66.39 % | 68.92 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.88 % | 69.16 % | 70.74 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.78 % | 70.29 % | 71.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.32 % | 70.24 % | 70.43 % | 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 — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Germany?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Germany was 70.35 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 71.13 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.07 % in 1967.
- How does Germany rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Germany ranks 41st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Arable land — 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.