Germany vs United Kingdom: Agricultural area over the long-term
Germany
16.53 million hectares
in 2025
United Kingdom
16.56 million hectares
in 2025
Germany rank
54th
United Kingdom rank
53rd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 16.56 million hectares against 16.53 million hectares in Germany, a difference of 34,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 54th and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 35 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 12.84 million hectares | 7.52 million hectares | 5.32 million hectares | Germany |
| 1100s | 19.25 million hectares | 11.22 million hectares | 8.03 million hectares | Germany |
| 1200s | 25.64 million hectares | 12.13 million hectares | 13.51 million hectares | Germany |
| 1300s | 29.62 million hectares | 14.05 million hectares | 15.58 million hectares | Germany |
| 1400s | 20.86 million hectares | 9.19 million hectares | 11.67 million hectares | Germany |
| 1500s | 22.84 million hectares | 10.27 million hectares | 12.58 million hectares | Germany |
| 1600s | 24.84 million hectares | 11.24 million hectares | 13.61 million hectares | Germany |
| 1700s | 24.86 million hectares | 12.70 million hectares | 12.16 million hectares | Germany |
| 1710s | 25.22 million hectares | 12.98 million hectares | 12.24 million hectares | Germany |
| 1720s | 25.40 million hectares | 13.21 million hectares | 12.19 million hectares | Germany |
| 1730s | 25.39 million hectares | 13.24 million hectares | 12.15 million hectares | Germany |
| 1740s | 25.20 million hectares | 13.64 million hectares | 11.56 million hectares | Germany |
| 1750s | 24.82 million hectares | 13.93 million hectares | 10.88 million hectares | Germany |
| 1760s | 25.11 million hectares | 14.00 million hectares | 11.11 million hectares | Germany |
| 1770s | 25.33 million hectares | 14.01 million hectares | 11.33 million hectares | Germany |
| 1780s | 25.49 million hectares | 14.13 million hectares | 11.36 million hectares | Germany |
| 1790s | 25.59 million hectares | 13.81 million hectares | 11.78 million hectares | Germany |
| 1800s | 25.61 million hectares | 13.45 million hectares | 12.16 million hectares | Germany |
| 1810s | 25.55 million hectares | 12.55 million hectares | 13.00 million hectares | Germany |
| 1820s | 25.38 million hectares | 13.35 million hectares | 12.03 million hectares | Germany |
| 1830s | 26.09 million hectares | 13.40 million hectares | 12.68 million hectares | Germany |
| 1840s | 26.46 million hectares | 14.77 million hectares | 11.70 million hectares | Germany |
| 1850s | 26.38 million hectares | 13.04 million hectares | 13.34 million hectares | Germany |
| 1860s | 26.27 million hectares | 11.38 million hectares | 14.89 million hectares | Germany |
| 1870s | 26.26 million hectares | 13.84 million hectares | 12.43 million hectares | Germany |
| 1880s | 26.31 million hectares | 14.56 million hectares | 11.75 million hectares | Germany |
| 1890s | 26.02 million hectares | 15.27 million hectares | 10.75 million hectares | Germany |
| 1900s | 25.95 million hectares | 16.12 million hectares | 9.83 million hectares | Germany |
| 1910s | 26.95 million hectares | 16.99 million hectares | 9.96 million hectares | Germany |
| 1920s | 26.02 million hectares | 17.50 million hectares | 8.52 million hectares | Germany |
| 1930s | 26.18 million hectares | 18.01 million hectares | 8.17 million hectares | Germany |
| 1940s | 26.39 million hectares | 18.45 million hectares | 7.94 million hectares | Germany |
| 1950s | 22.94 million hectares | 19.38 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | Germany |
| 1960s | 19.40 million hectares | 19.63 million hectares | 230,500 hectares | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 18.82 million hectares | 18.64 million hectares | 180,100 hectares | Germany |
| 1980s | 18.27 million hectares | 18.26 million hectares | 8,900 hectares | Germany |
| 1990s | 17.31 million hectares | 17.66 million hectares | 343,300 hectares | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 16.98 million hectares | 17.23 million hectares | 253,300 hectares | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 16.72 million hectares | 17.29 million hectares | 563,940 hectares | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 16.57 million hectares | 16.90 million hectares | 330,717 hectares | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Germany or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 16.56 million hectares against 16.53 million hectares in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 34,000 hectares, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Germany ranks 54th and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.