Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Germany
Germany: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 2,914 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 2,914 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Germany peaked at 3,093 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,540 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Germany 14th out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Germany, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,581 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,540 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,589 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,719 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 1,805 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 1,956 1000 ha | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 2,088 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 2,261 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 2,347 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2,571 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 2,814 1000 ha | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 2,815 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,760 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2,857 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 2,746 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 2,790 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2,754 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2,871 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2,976 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 3,093 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 3,008 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2,771 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 2,759 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 2,914 1000 ha | +5.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 2,914 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.52 1000 ha, 187.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Germany's 2,914 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.4 1000 ha, 31.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,876 1000 ha | 1,540 1000 ha | 2,347 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,795 1000 ha | 2,571 1000 ha | 2,976 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,909 1000 ha | 2,759 1000 ha | 3,093 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3139 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Germany?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Germany was 2,914 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3,093 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,540 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Germany ranks 14th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary meadows and pastures — Area. 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.