Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Germany
Germany: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 1,877 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Germany, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Germany stood at 1,877 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Germany peaked at 1,877 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,002 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Germany 8th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Germany, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,002 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,027 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1,055 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1,085 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 1,114 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1,144 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1,178 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,216 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,253 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1,361 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 1,500 1000 ha | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 1,645 1000 ha | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 1,805 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 1,808 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,811 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,813 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,825 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,827 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,832 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,832 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,833 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,834 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,835 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,837 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,838 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,840 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,862 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,877 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1,877 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.86 1000 ha, 58.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1,877 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.12 1000 ha, 23.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,103 1000 ha | 1,002 1000 ha | 1,216 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,665 1000 ha | 1,253 1000 ha | 1,826 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,834 1000 ha | 1,826 1000 ha | 1,840 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,860 1000 ha | 1,840 1000 ha | 1,877 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 5 Brazil 2,207 1000 ha compare
- 5 Viet Nam 327.29 1000 ha compare
- 6 Ukraine 1,917 1000 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 257.67 1000 ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 251.93 1000 ha compare
- 7 Japan 1,881 1000 ha compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 161.7 1000 ha compare
- 9 Indonesia 1,396 1000 ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 142.99 1000 ha compare
- 10 France 1,394 1000 ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 124.91 1000 ha compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 112.18 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mexico 1,324 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0079 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Germany?
- Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Germany was 1,877 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,877 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,002 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Germany rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.