Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Germany
Germany: Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural was 6.1% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Germany, 2000–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total utilised agricultural area.
Analysis
Germany recorded 6.1% for share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in 2011. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Germany peaked at 6.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 15th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total utilised agricultural area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +3.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 6.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.5%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Germany's 6.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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 share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Germany?
- Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural in Germany was 6.1% in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural?
- Germany ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2011.
- Is share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of organic crop area out of the total utilised agricultural area (UAA) (until 2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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