What is land use over the long-term in Germany?

Land use over the long-term in Germany was 4.74 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Germany?

The highest recorded value was 16.93 million hectares in 1300.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Germany?

The lowest recorded value was 4.62 million hectares in 2013.

How does Germany rank for land use over the long-term?

Germany ranks 68th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Germany

Name: Land use over the long-term in Germany
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Germany: Land use over the long-term was 4.74 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

4.74 million hectares

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

68th

of 202 countries

All-time high

16.93 million hectares

in 1300

All-time low

4.62 million hectares

in 2013

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Germany, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, land use over the long-term in Germany stood at 4.74 million hectares.

The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Germany peaked at 16.93 million hectares in 1300 and was at its lowest, 4.62 million hectares, in 2013.

Germany ranks 68th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	8.87 million hectares	8.87 million hectares	8.87 million hectares	1
1100s	12.90 million hectares	12.90 million hectares	12.90 million hectares	1
1200s	15.32 million hectares	15.32 million hectares	15.32 million hectares	1
1300s	16.93 million hectares	16.93 million hectares	16.93 million hectares	1
1400s	14.11 million hectares	14.11 million hectares	14.11 million hectares	1
1500s	14.11 million hectares	14.11 million hectares	14.11 million hectares	1
1600s	15.32 million hectares	15.32 million hectares	15.32 million hectares	1
1700s	16.13 million hectares	16.13 million hectares	16.13 million hectares	1
1710s	16.02 million hectares	16.02 million hectares	16.02 million hectares	1
1720s	15.72 million hectares	15.72 million hectares	15.72 million hectares	1
1730s	15.24 million hectares	15.24 million hectares	15.24 million hectares	1
1740s	14.57 million hectares	14.57 million hectares	14.57 million hectares	1
1750s	13.71 million hectares	13.71 million hectares	13.71 million hectares	1
1760s	13.84 million hectares	13.84 million hectares	13.84 million hectares	1
1770s	13.91 million hectares	13.91 million hectares	13.91 million hectares	1
1780s	13.91 million hectares	13.91 million hectares	13.91 million hectares	1
1790s	13.84 million hectares	13.84 million hectares	13.84 million hectares	1
1800s	13.71 million hectares	13.71 million hectares	13.71 million hectares	1
1810s	13.17 million hectares	13.17 million hectares	13.17 million hectares	1
1820s	12.53 million hectares	12.53 million hectares	12.53 million hectares	1
1830s	12.76 million hectares	12.76 million hectares	12.76 million hectares	1
1840s	12.66 million hectares	12.66 million hectares	12.66 million hectares	1
1850s	12.10 million hectares	12.10 million hectares	12.10 million hectares	1
1860s	11.67 million hectares	11.67 million hectares	11.67 million hectares	1
1870s	11.35 million hectares	11.35 million hectares	11.35 million hectares	1
1880s	11.08 million hectares	11.08 million hectares	11.08 million hectares	1
1890s	10.47 million hectares	10.47 million hectares	10.47 million hectares	1
1900s	10.08 million hectares	10.08 million hectares	10.08 million hectares	1
1910s	11.40 million hectares	11.40 million hectares	11.40 million hectares	1
1920s	10.79 million hectares	10.79 million hectares	10.79 million hectares	1
1930s	11.26 million hectares	11.26 million hectares	11.26 million hectares	1
1940s	11.79 million hectares	11.79 million hectares	11.79 million hectares	1
1950s	9.36 million hectares	7.15 million hectares	11.53 million hectares	10
1960s	6.78 million hectares	6.65 million hectares	6.89 million hectares	10
1970s	6.32 million hectares	6.04 million hectares	6.63 million hectares	10
1980s	5.83 million hectares	5.67 million hectares	5.99 million hectares	10
1990s	5.29 million hectares	5.11 million hectares	5.62 million hectares	10
2000s	4.91 million hectares	4.74 million hectares	5.05 million hectares	10
2010s	4.68 million hectares	4.62 million hectares	4.75 million hectares	10
2020s	4.74 million hectares	4.73 million hectares	4.74 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Germany

65 Pakistan 5.00 million hectares compare
65 Western Sahara 5.00 million hectares compare
67 Tunisia 4.75 million hectares compare
69 Iraq 3.97 million hectares compare
70 Romania 3.82 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Germany

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 674.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 33.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2198 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 55.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3905 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1987 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 8.1 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Germany?: Land use over the long-term in Germany was 4.74 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Germany?: The highest recorded value was 16.93 million hectares in 1300.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Germany?: The lowest recorded value was 4.62 million hectares in 2013.
How does Germany rank for land use over the long-term?: Germany ranks 68th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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