Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Germany
Germany: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.0568 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Germany, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Germany is 0.0568 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Germany peaked at 0.0913 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0567 hectares per person, in 2024.
Germany ranks 127th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0913 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0906 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0905 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0902 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0902 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0907 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.09 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0895 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0877 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.087 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0848 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0836 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0827 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0817 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0803 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0798 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0791 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0787 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0779 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0773 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0765 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0761 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0757 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0753 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0752 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0749 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0745 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0737 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.073 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0719 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0707 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0666 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.065 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0647 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0647 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0647 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0644 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0642 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0642 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0623 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0614 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0609 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0603 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0602 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0595 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0598 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0593 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0593 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0583 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0579 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0569 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0579 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0576 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0573 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0574 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0573 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.057 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.057 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0568 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0572 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0569 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0569 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0569 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0569 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0567 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0568 hectares per person | +0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0568 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.08 hectares per person, 71% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0568 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1739 hectares per person, 33% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0898 hectares per person | 0.087 hectares per person | 0.0913 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0806 hectares per person | 0.0773 hectares per person | 0.0848 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0747 hectares per person | 0.0719 hectares per person | 0.0765 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0652 hectares per person | 0.0623 hectares per person | 0.0707 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0597 hectares per person | 0.0579 hectares per person | 0.0614 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0572 hectares per person | 0.0568 hectares per person | 0.0579 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0568 hectares per person | 0.0567 hectares per person | 0.0569 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0401 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 13.56 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Germany?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Germany was 0.0568 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0913 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0567 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Germany ranks 127th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.