What is land area in Germany?

Land area in Germany was 349,430 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Germany?

The highest recorded value was 349,430 sq. km in 2023.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Germany?

The lowest recorded value was 348,540 sq. km in 2012.

How does Germany rank for land area?

Germany ranks 64th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Germany?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Germany data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Germany

Name: Land area in Germany
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Germany: Land area was 349,430 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

349,430 sq. km

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

64th

of 216 countries

All-time high

349,430 sq. km

in 2023

All-time low

348,540 sq. km

in 2012

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Germany, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Germany is 349,430 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Germany peaked at 349,430 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 348,540 sq. km, in 2012.

Germany ranks 64th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	349,130 sq. km	349,130 sq. km	349,130 sq. km	9
1970s	349,130 sq. km	349,130 sq. km	349,130 sq. km	10
1980s	349,130 sq. km	349,130 sq. km	349,130 sq. km	10
1990s	349,086 sq. km	348,980 sq. km	349,130 sq. km	10
2000s	348,768 sq. km	348,610 sq. km	348,950 sq. km	10
2010s	348,981 sq. km	348,540 sq. km	349,390 sq. km	10
2020s	349,392 sq. km	349,360 sq. km	349,430 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Germany

61 Zimbabwe 386,850 sq. km compare
62 Japan 364,569 sq. km compare
63 Norway 364,270 sq. km compare
65 Congo 341,500 sq. km compare
66 Malaysia 328,550 sq. km compare
67 Cote d'Ivoire 318,000 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Germany?: Land area in Germany was 349,430 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Germany?: The highest recorded value was 349,430 sq. km in 2023.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Germany?: The lowest recorded value was 348,540 sq. km in 2012.
How does Germany rank for land area?: Germany ranks 64th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Germany?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.