Agriculture-driven deforestation in Germany
Germany: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 97.54 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture-driven deforestation in Germany is 97.54 hectares, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Germany peaked at 368.05 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 51.91 hectares, in 2022.
Germany ranks 107th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 205.17 hectares | 98.7 hectares | 290.17 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 161.78 hectares | 69.92 hectares | 368.05 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.98 hectares | 51.91 hectares | 97.54 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 674.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 33.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 55.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3905 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1987 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 8.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture-driven deforestation in Germany?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Germany was 97.54 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 368.05 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.91 hectares in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Germany ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.