Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Germany
Germany: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0014 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0014 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
92nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0017 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0014 Square kilometres per person
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Germany is 0.0014 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Germany peaked at 0.0017 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 Square kilometres per person, in 2021.
Germany ranks 92nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0014 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, 1.7× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0014 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 79% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 89 Guatemala 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 90 Norway 0.0015 Square kilometres per person compare
- 91 Bhutan 0.0014 Square kilometres per person compare
- 93 El Salvador 0.0014 Square kilometres per person compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0014 Square kilometres per person compare
- 95 Comoros 0.0014 Square kilometres per person compare
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 land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Germany?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Germany was 0.0014 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 Square kilometres per person in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Germany ranks 92nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.