Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Germany
Germany: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0008 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.0008 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Germany peaked at 0.0022 Square kilometres per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 Square kilometres per person, in 1990.
Germany ranks 132nd of 181 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 — Other areas, per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -67.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0008 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 49% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0008 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, 36% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -67.2% | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 129 Seychelles 0.0009 Square kilometres per person compare
- 130 Belgium 0.0009 Square kilometres per person compare
- 131 Philippines 0.0009 Square kilometres per person compare
- 133 San Marino 0.0008 Square kilometres per person compare
- 134 Grenada 0.0007 Square kilometres per person compare
- 135 Tanzania 0.0007 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 — other areas, per capita in Germany?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Germany was 0.0008 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 Square kilometres per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 Square kilometres per person in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Germany ranks 132nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, 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 Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.