Grazing land use over the long term in Germany
Germany: Grazing land use over the long term was 4.74 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.74 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
68th
of 202 countries
All-time high
16.93 million
in 1300
All-time low
4.62 million
in 2013
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Germany, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long term in Germany stood at 4.74 million.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Germany peaked at 16.93 million in 1300 and was at its lowest, 4.62 million, in 2013.
That places Germany 68th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 8.87 million | — |
| 1100 | 12.90 million | +45.4% |
| 1200 | 15.32 million | +18.7% |
| 1300 | 16.93 million | +10.5% |
| 1400 | 14.11 million | -16.6% |
| 1500 | 14.11 million | -0.0% |
| 1600 | 15.32 million | +8.6% |
| 1700 | 16.13 million | +5.3% |
| 1710 | 16.02 million | -0.7% |
| 1720 | 15.72 million | -1.9% |
| 1730 | 15.24 million | -3.1% |
| 1740 | 14.57 million | -4.4% |
| 1750 | 13.71 million | -5.9% |
| 1760 | 13.84 million | +1.0% |
| 1770 | 13.91 million | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 13.91 million | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 13.84 million | -0.5% |
| 1800 | 13.71 million | -1.0% |
| 1810 | 13.17 million | -4.0% |
| 1820 | 12.53 million | -4.9% |
| 1830 | 12.76 million | +1.8% |
| 1840 | 12.66 million | -0.8% |
| 1850 | 12.10 million | -4.4% |
| 1860 | 11.67 million | -3.5% |
| 1870 | 11.35 million | -2.8% |
| 1880 | 11.08 million | -2.4% |
| 1890 | 10.47 million | -5.4% |
| 1900 | 10.08 million | -3.7% |
| 1910 | 11.40 million | +13.1% |
| 1920 | 10.79 million | -5.4% |
| 1930 | 11.26 million | +4.4% |
| 1940 | 11.79 million | +4.7% |
| 1950 | 11.53 million | -2.3% |
| 1951 | 11.06 million | -4.1% |
| 1952 | 10.59 million | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 10.11 million | -4.5% |
| 1954 | 9.62 million | -4.8% |
| 1955 | 9.13 million | -5.1% |
| 1956 | 8.64 million | -5.4% |
| 1957 | 8.15 million | -5.7% |
| 1958 | 7.65 million | -6.1% |
| 1959 | 7.15 million | -6.5% |
| 1960 | 6.65 million | -7.0% |
| 1961 | 6.65 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 6.70 million | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 6.74 million | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 6.80 million | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 6.89 million | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 6.89 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.89 million | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 6.78 million | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 6.77 million | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 6.63 million | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 6.55 million | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 6.50 million | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 6.45 million | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 6.34 million | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 6.28 million | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 6.20 million | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 6.15 million | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 6.08 million | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 6.04 million | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 5.99 million | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 5.96 million | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 5.93 million | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 5.88 million | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.86 million | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.82 million | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 5.79 million | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 5.74 million | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 5.71 million | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 5.67 million | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.62 million | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 5.33 million | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 5.24 million | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.25 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.27 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.28 million | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.27 million | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.27 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.27 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.11 million | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 5.05 million | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 5.01 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.97 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.97 million | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.91 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.93 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.88 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.88 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.79 million | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.74 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 4.66 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.64 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.63 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.62 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.65 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.68 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.69 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.71 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.71 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.75 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.73 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.73 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.73 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.74 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.74 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.74 million | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 4.74 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 395,224, 12.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Germany's 4.74 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.16 million, 4.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +45.4% | 8.87 million | 12.90 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 8.87 million | 8.87 million | 8.87 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 12.90 million | 12.90 million | 12.90 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 15.32 million | 15.32 million | 15.32 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 16.93 million | 16.93 million | 16.93 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 14.11 million | 14.11 million | 14.11 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 14.11 million | 14.11 million | 14.11 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 15.32 million | 15.32 million | 15.32 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 16.13 million | 16.13 million | 16.13 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 16.02 million | 16.02 million | 16.02 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 15.72 million | 15.72 million | 15.72 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 15.24 million | 15.24 million | 15.24 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 14.57 million | 14.57 million | 14.57 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 13.71 million | 13.71 million | 13.71 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 13.84 million | 13.84 million | 13.84 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 13.91 million | 13.91 million | 13.91 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 13.91 million | 13.91 million | 13.91 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 13.84 million | 13.84 million | 13.84 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 13.71 million | 13.71 million | 13.71 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 13.17 million | 13.17 million | 13.17 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 12.53 million | 12.53 million | 12.53 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 12.76 million | 12.76 million | 12.76 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 12.66 million | 12.66 million | 12.66 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 12.10 million | 12.10 million | 12.10 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 11.67 million | 11.67 million | 11.67 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 11.35 million | 11.35 million | 11.35 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 11.08 million | 11.08 million | 11.08 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 10.47 million | 10.47 million | 10.47 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 10.08 million | 10.08 million | 10.08 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 11.40 million | 11.40 million | 11.40 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 10.79 million | 10.79 million | 10.79 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 11.26 million | 11.26 million | 11.26 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 11.79 million | 11.79 million | 11.79 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 9.36 million | 7.15 million | 11.53 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.78 million | 6.65 million | 6.89 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.32 million | 6.04 million | 6.63 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.83 million | 5.67 million | 5.99 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.29 million | 5.11 million | 5.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.91 million | 4.74 million | 5.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.68 million | 4.62 million | 4.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.74 million | 4.73 million | 4.74 million | 6 |
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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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0568 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Germany?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Germany was 4.74 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 16.93 million in 1300.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.62 million in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Germany ranks 68th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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