Arable land in Germany
Germany: Arable land was 0.1403 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Germany stood at 0.1403 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Germany peaked at 0.1665 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1401 hectares per person, in 2021.
Germany ranks 89th of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.16 hectares per person | 0.154 hectares per person | 0.1665 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1533 hectares per person | 0.1519 hectares per person | 0.1548 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1532 hectares per person | 0.1517 hectares per person | 0.1539 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1449 hectares per person | 0.1422 hectares per person | 0.1507 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1441 hectares per person | 0.1429 hectares per person | 0.1458 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1447 hectares per person | 0.141 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1402 hectares per person | 0.1401 hectares per person | 0.1403 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 14.91 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 44.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.06 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 7,007 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 42.46 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Germany?
- Arable land in Germany was 0.1403 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1665 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1401 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for arable land?
- Germany ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.