Cropland — Area per capita in Germany

Germany: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.14 ha/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 232 countries
All-time high
0.17 ha/cap
in 1961
All-time low
0.14 ha/cap
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Area per capita in Germany, 1961–2024

00.050.10.15196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.

Analysis

Germany recorded 0.14 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Germany peaked at 0.17 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.14 ha/cap, in 1992.

That places Germany 122nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1656 ha/cap 0.16 ha/cap 0.17 ha/cap 9
1970s 0.16 ha/cap 0.16 ha/cap 0.16 ha/cap 10
1980s 0.16 ha/cap 0.16 ha/cap 0.16 ha/cap 10
1990s 0.15 ha/cap 0.14 ha/cap 0.16 ha/cap 10
2000s 0.15 ha/cap 0.15 ha/cap 0.15 ha/cap 10
2010s 0.146 ha/cap 0.14 ha/cap 0.15 ha/cap 10
2020s 0.14 ha/cap 0.14 ha/cap 0.14 ha/cap 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 122 Bhutan 0.14 ha/cap compare
  2. 122 Cabo Verde 0.14 ha/cap compare
  3. 122 El Salvador 0.14 ha/cap compare
  4. 122 Ethiopia 0.14 ha/cap compare
  5. 122 Kenya 0.14 ha/cap compare
  6. 122 Saudi Arabia 0.14 ha/cap compare
  7. 122 Timor-Leste 0.14 ha/cap compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — area per capita in Germany?
Cropland — area per capita in Germany was 0.14 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.17 ha/cap in 1961.
What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 1992.
How does Germany rank for cropland — area per capita?
Germany ranks 122nd out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.