Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Germany
Germany: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.198 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Germany, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Germany is 0.198 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Germany peaked at 0.2661 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.198 hectares per person, in 2025.
Germany ranks 131st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2661 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.264 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.262 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2597 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2583 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2571 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.255 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2523 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2495 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2471 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2434 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.242 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2408 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2394 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2383 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2389 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2395 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2394 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2389 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.238 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2365 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2354 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2348 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2346 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2348 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2348 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2343 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2329 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2316 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2293 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.227 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2142 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2102 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2115 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2125 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2123 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2116 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2112 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2117 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2089 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2076 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2068 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2057 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.206 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2062 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2065 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2057 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.206 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2061 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2062 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2042 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2083 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2072 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.207 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2065 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2051 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2035 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2031 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2023 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2005 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1995 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1994 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1995 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1989 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1981 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.198 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2571 hectares per person | 0.2471 hectares per person | 0.2661 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2399 hectares per person | 0.238 hectares per person | 0.2434 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2339 hectares per person | 0.2293 hectares per person | 0.2365 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2131 hectares per person | 0.2089 hectares per person | 0.227 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2063 hectares per person | 0.2057 hectares per person | 0.2076 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2048 hectares per person | 0.2005 hectares per person | 0.2083 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1989 hectares per person | 0.198 hectares per person | 0.1995 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 128 Dominican Republic 0.2108 hectares per person compare
- 129 Samoa 0.2043 hectares per person compare
- 130 Iraq 0.2022 hectares per person compare
- 132 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1869 hectares per person compare
- 133 American Samoa 0.1796 hectares per person compare
- 134 Norway 0.1751 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1635 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1412 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1052 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Germany?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Germany was 0.198 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2661 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.198 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Germany rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Germany ranks 131st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.