Inland waters — Area in Germany
Germany: Inland waters — Area was 792 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in Germany stood at 792 1000 ha.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Germany peaked at 863 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 784 1000 ha, in 1961.
Germany ranks 61st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 784 1000 ha | 784 1000 ha | 784 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 784 1000 ha | 784 1000 ha | 784 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 784 1000 ha | 784 1000 ha | 784 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 791.8 1000 ha | 784 1000 ha | 805 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 830.3 1000 ha | 808 1000 ha | 851 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 827.6 1000 ha | 786 1000 ha | 863 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 788.8 1000 ha | 786 1000 ha | 792 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 791.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,714 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.14 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Germany?
- Inland waters — area in Germany was 792 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 863 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 784 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for inland waters — area?
- Germany ranks 61st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 Inland waters — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.