Czechia vs Germany: Share of land area used for arable agriculture
Czechia
32.7%
in 2023
Germany
33.4%
in 2023
Czechia rank
25th
Germany rank
23rd
Share of land area used for arable agriculture over time
- Czechia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 33.4% against 32.7% in Czechia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 25th and Germany ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.5% | 33.8% | 8.6% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 34.0% | 2.1% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 33.8% | 1.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 33.4% | 1.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land area used for arable agriculture, Czechia or Germany?
- Germany, at 33.4% against 32.7% in Czechia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land area used for arable agriculture between Czechia and Germany?
- 0.7%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Germany?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Czechia and Germany rank globally for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Czechia ranks 25th and Germany ranks 23rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land 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.