Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Germany
Germany: Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 18,527 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Germany, 2004–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Germany stood at 18,527 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Germany peaked at 18,527 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,679 Square kilometres, in 2004.
That places Germany 11th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Germany, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7,679 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 8,074 Square kilometres | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 8,255 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 8,653 Square kilometres | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 9,078 Square kilometres | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 9,471 Square kilometres | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 9,907 Square kilometres | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 10,156 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 10,340 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 10,450 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10,480 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 10,888 Square kilometres | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 11,355 Square kilometres | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 11,383 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12,213 Square kilometres | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 12,908 Square kilometres | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 15,927 Square kilometres | +23.4% |
| 2021 | 16,013 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 16,055 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 18,527 Square kilometres | +15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,535 Square kilometres | 7,679 Square kilometres | 9,471 Square kilometres | 6 |
| 2010s | 11,008 Square kilometres | 9,907 Square kilometres | 12,908 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,630 Square kilometres | 15,927 Square kilometres | 18,527 Square kilometres | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Germany?
- Land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Germany was 18,527 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 18,527 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,679 Square kilometres in 2004.
- How does Germany rank for land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata