Grassland — Area from MODIS in Germany
Germany: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 3,478 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 3,478 1000 ha for grassland — area from modis in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Germany peaked at 3,717 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,529 1000 ha, in 2006.
That places Germany 64th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Germany, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,618 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,208 1000 ha | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 2,656 1000 ha | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 2,944 1000 ha | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 2,886 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2,529 1000 ha | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 2,678 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 2,661 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,704 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3,138 1000 ha | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 2,672 1000 ha | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 2,727 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2,787 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2,864 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 2,814 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2,890 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2,993 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2,764 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 2,679 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,651 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 3,118 1000 ha | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 3,692 1000 ha | +18.4% |
| 2023 | 3,717 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3,478 1000 ha | -6.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 3,478 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 294.06 1000 ha, 11.8× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Germany's 3,478 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,415 1000 ha, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,876 1000 ha | 2,529 1000 ha | 3,618 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,833 1000 ha | 2,672 1000 ha | 3,138 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,331 1000 ha | 2,651 1000 ha | 3,717 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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 grassland — area from modis in Germany?
- Grassland — area from modis in Germany was 3,478 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3,717 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,529 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Germany ranks 64th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. 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.