Cropland per person over the long-term in Germany
Germany: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.1446 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1446 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
105th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.72 hectares per person
in 1200
All-time low
0.1446 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Germany, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long-term in Germany is 0.1446 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Germany peaked at 1.72 hectares per person in 1200 and was at its lowest, 0.1446 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Germany 105th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Germany, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.13 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 1.59 hectares per person | +40.0% |
| 1200 | 1.72 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 1300 | 1.41 hectares per person | -17.9% |
| 1400 | 1.04 hectares per person | -26.4% |
| 1500 | 0.9697 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1600 | 0.7934 hectares per person | -18.2% |
| 1700 | 0.6713 hectares per person | -15.4% |
| 1710 | 0.6584 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1720 | 0.6471 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1730 | 0.6372 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1740 | 0.6284 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1750 | 0.6206 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1760 | 0.5963 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1770 | 0.5745 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1780 | 0.5547 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1790 | 0.5367 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1800 | 0.5203 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1810 | 0.5181 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1820 | 0.5161 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1830 | 0.4753 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 1840 | 0.4435 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1850 | 0.4232 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1860 | 0.405 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1870 | 0.3802 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1880 | 0.3502 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 1890 | 0.3266 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1900 | 0.2917 hectares per person | -10.7% |
| 1910 | 0.2473 hectares per person | -15.2% |
| 1920 | 0.2502 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1930 | 0.2292 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1940 | 0.209 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1950 | 0.204 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1951 | 0.2009 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1978 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.1948 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 0.1917 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1887 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1858 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1827 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.1797 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1765 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1733 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1721 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1704 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1687 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1673 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1658 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1645 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1619 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1606 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1595 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1577 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1578 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1583 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1583 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1587 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.159 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1598 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.16 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1603 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1602 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.16 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1599 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1597 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1598 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1597 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.16 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1593 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1583 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1578 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1572 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1569 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1482 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1459 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1474 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1479 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1472 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1471 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1469 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1473 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1463 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.146 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1459 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1455 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1459 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1467 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1466 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1462 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1465 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1472 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1475 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1464 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1468 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1464 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1469 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.147 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1471 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.147 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1471 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1471 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1454 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1448 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1449 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1451 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1448 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1447 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1446 hectares per person | -0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.1446 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.099 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.1446 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2266 hectares per person, 64% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland per person over the long-term in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +40.0% | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person |
| 1400 | -26.4% | 1.41 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 1.13 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.59 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.72 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.41 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 1.41 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.9697 hectares per person | 0.9697 hectares per person | 0.9697 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.7934 hectares per person | 0.7934 hectares per person | 0.7934 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.6713 hectares per person | 0.6713 hectares per person | 0.6713 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.6584 hectares per person | 0.6584 hectares per person | 0.6584 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.6471 hectares per person | 0.6471 hectares per person | 0.6471 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.6372 hectares per person | 0.6372 hectares per person | 0.6372 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.6284 hectares per person | 0.6284 hectares per person | 0.6284 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.6206 hectares per person | 0.6206 hectares per person | 0.6206 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5963 hectares per person | 0.5963 hectares per person | 0.5963 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.5745 hectares per person | 0.5745 hectares per person | 0.5745 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.5547 hectares per person | 0.5547 hectares per person | 0.5547 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.5367 hectares per person | 0.5367 hectares per person | 0.5367 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.5203 hectares per person | 0.5203 hectares per person | 0.5203 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.5181 hectares per person | 0.5181 hectares per person | 0.5181 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5161 hectares per person | 0.5161 hectares per person | 0.5161 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4753 hectares per person | 0.4753 hectares per person | 0.4753 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4435 hectares per person | 0.4435 hectares per person | 0.4435 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4232 hectares per person | 0.4232 hectares per person | 0.4232 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.405 hectares per person | 0.405 hectares per person | 0.405 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3802 hectares per person | 0.3802 hectares per person | 0.3802 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3502 hectares per person | 0.3502 hectares per person | 0.3502 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.3266 hectares per person | 0.3266 hectares per person | 0.3266 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2917 hectares per person | 0.2917 hectares per person | 0.2917 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2473 hectares per person | 0.2473 hectares per person | 0.2473 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2502 hectares per person | 0.2502 hectares per person | 0.2502 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2292 hectares per person | 0.2292 hectares per person | 0.2292 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.209 hectares per person | 0.209 hectares per person | 0.209 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.1903 hectares per person | 0.1765 hectares per person | 0.204 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1664 hectares per person | 0.1595 hectares per person | 0.1733 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.159 hectares per person | 0.1577 hectares per person | 0.1603 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1592 hectares per person | 0.1572 hectares per person | 0.16 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1481 hectares per person | 0.1459 hectares per person | 0.1569 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1464 hectares per person | 0.1455 hectares per person | 0.1475 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1467 hectares per person | 0.1454 hectares per person | 0.1471 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1448 hectares per person | 0.1446 hectares per person | 0.1451 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long-term in Germany?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Germany was 0.1446 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 hectares per person in 1200.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1446 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Germany rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Germany ranks 105th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.