Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Germany
Germany: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 28.45 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Germany is 28.45 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Germany peaked at 35.48 % in 1967 and was at its lowest, 27.68 %, in 2013.
Germany ranks 141st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.99 % | 34.33 % | 35.48 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.59 % | 32.46 % | 34.86 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.92 % | 31.37 % | 32.34 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.56 % | 29.82 % | 31.16 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.93 % | 28.08 % | 29.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.01 % | 27.68 % | 28.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.47 % | 28.36 % | 28.52 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 12.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 568,040 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 183,493 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 8.66 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 8.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 4.99 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Germany?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Germany was 28.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 35.48 % in 1967.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.68 % in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Germany ranks 141st out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.