Cropland extent over the long-term in Germany
Germany: Cropland extent over the long-term was 11.79 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.79 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
29th
of 202 countries
All-time high
15.87 million hectares
in 1900
All-time low
3.97 million hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Germany, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term in Germany stood at 11.79 million hectares.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Germany peaked at 15.87 million hectares in 1900 and was at its lowest, 3.97 million hectares, in 1000.
That places Germany 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Germany, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 3.97 million hectares | — |
| 1100 | 6.35 million hectares | +60.0% |
| 1200 | 10.31 million hectares | +62.5% |
| 1300 | 12.69 million hectares | +23.1% |
| 1400 | 6.74 million hectares | -46.9% |
| 1500 | 8.73 million hectares | +29.4% |
| 1600 | 9.52 million hectares | +9.1% |
| 1700 | 8.73 million hectares | -8.3% |
| 1710 | 9.20 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 1720 | 9.68 million hectares | +5.2% |
| 1730 | 10.16 million hectares | +4.9% |
| 1740 | 10.63 million hectares | +4.7% |
| 1750 | 11.11 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 1760 | 11.27 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1770 | 11.42 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1780 | 11.58 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1790 | 11.74 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1800 | 11.90 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 1810 | 12.38 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1820 | 12.85 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 1830 | 13.33 million hectares | +3.7% |
| 1840 | 13.80 million hectares | +3.6% |
| 1850 | 14.28 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1860 | 14.60 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1870 | 14.92 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 15.23 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1890 | 15.55 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 15.87 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1910 | 15.55 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 1920 | 15.23 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 1930 | 14.92 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 14.60 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 1950 | 14.28 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 1951 | 14.13 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 13.97 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 13.81 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 13.66 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 13.50 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1956 | 13.35 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 13.19 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1958 | 13.04 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 12.88 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 12.72 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 12.72 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 12.69 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 12.66 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 12.66 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 12.64 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 12.64 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 12.53 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 12.51 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 12.48 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 12.39 million hectares | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 12.40 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 12.44 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 12.45 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 12.48 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 12.51 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 12.56 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 12.56 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 12.58 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 12.56 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 12.53 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 12.50 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 12.46 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 12.45 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 12.43 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 12.43 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 12.42 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 12.39 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 12.39 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.39 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 12.41 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 11.81 million hectares | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 11.71 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 11.91 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 12.04 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 12.06 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 12.06 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12.06 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 12.11 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 12.04 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 12.02 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.02 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.00 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.03 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.10 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.10 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.06 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 12.07 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.13 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.14 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.04 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.07 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.03 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.08 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.07 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.08 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.06 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.07 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.06 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.91 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.86 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 11.86 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.86 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.83 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.81 million hectares | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 11.79 million hectares | -0.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 11.79 million hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 666,510 hectares, 17.7× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Germany's 11.79 million hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.64 million hectares, 7.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | +62.5% | 6.35 million hectares | 10.31 million hectares |
| 1100 | +60.0% | 3.97 million hectares | 6.35 million hectares |
| 1400 | -46.9% | 12.69 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares |
| 1500 | +29.4% | 6.74 million hectares | 8.73 million hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.97 million hectares | 3.97 million hectares | 3.97 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 6.35 million hectares | 6.35 million hectares | 6.35 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 10.31 million hectares | 10.31 million hectares | 10.31 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 12.69 million hectares | 12.69 million hectares | 12.69 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 6.74 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 8.73 million hectares | 8.73 million hectares | 8.73 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 9.52 million hectares | 9.52 million hectares | 9.52 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 8.73 million hectares | 8.73 million hectares | 8.73 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 9.20 million hectares | 9.20 million hectares | 9.20 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 9.68 million hectares | 9.68 million hectares | 9.68 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 10.16 million hectares | 10.16 million hectares | 10.16 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 10.63 million hectares | 10.63 million hectares | 10.63 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 11.11 million hectares | 11.11 million hectares | 11.11 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 11.27 million hectares | 11.27 million hectares | 11.27 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 11.42 million hectares | 11.42 million hectares | 11.42 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 11.58 million hectares | 11.58 million hectares | 11.58 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 11.74 million hectares | 11.74 million hectares | 11.74 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 11.90 million hectares | 11.90 million hectares | 11.90 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 12.38 million hectares | 12.38 million hectares | 12.38 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 12.85 million hectares | 12.85 million hectares | 12.85 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 13.33 million hectares | 13.33 million hectares | 13.33 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 13.80 million hectares | 13.80 million hectares | 13.80 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 14.28 million hectares | 14.28 million hectares | 14.28 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 14.60 million hectares | 14.60 million hectares | 14.60 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 14.92 million hectares | 14.92 million hectares | 14.92 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 15.23 million hectares | 15.23 million hectares | 15.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 15.55 million hectares | 15.55 million hectares | 15.55 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 15.87 million hectares | 15.87 million hectares | 15.87 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 15.55 million hectares | 15.55 million hectares | 15.55 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 15.23 million hectares | 15.23 million hectares | 15.23 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 14.92 million hectares | 14.92 million hectares | 14.92 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 14.60 million hectares | 14.60 million hectares | 14.60 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 13.58 million hectares | 12.88 million hectares | 14.28 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.63 million hectares | 12.48 million hectares | 12.72 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.49 million hectares | 12.39 million hectares | 12.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.44 million hectares | 12.39 million hectares | 12.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.02 million hectares | 11.71 million hectares | 12.41 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.07 million hectares | 12.00 million hectares | 12.14 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.05 million hectares | 11.91 million hectares | 12.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.83 million hectares | 11.79 million hectares | 11.86 million hectares | 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 extent over the long-term in Germany?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Germany was 11.79 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 15.87 million hectares in 1900.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.97 million hectares in 1000.
- How does Germany rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Germany ranks 29th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.