Land area per crop type in Germany
Germany: Land area per crop type was 535,600 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area per crop type in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area per crop type in Germany is 535,600 hectares, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area per crop type in Germany peaked at 2.01 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 523,000 hectares, in 2018.
That places Germany 3rd out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.36 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.55 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million hectares | 984,804 hectares | 1.23 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 796,333 hectares | 614,618 hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 680,950 hectares | 531,231 hectares | 842,685 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 624,731 hectares | 523,000 hectares | 784,600 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 603,300 hectares | 535,600 hectares | 636,000 hectares | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 44.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 17.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.06 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area per crop type in Germany?
- Land area per crop type in Germany was 535,600 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land area per crop type recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area per crop type recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 523,000 hectares in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for land area per crop type?
- Germany ranks 3rd out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area per crop type rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area per crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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