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Agricultural land in Germany

Agricultural land in Germany was 47.4% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

202447.4% Estimated
Change on 2023-0 pts
Rank9th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high561965
Series low47.42024

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Agricultural land in Germany, 1961 to 2024

46485052545619611971198119912001201120241961: 55.5 %1962: 55.6 %1963: 55.6 %1964: 55.7 %1965: 56 %1966: 55.9 %1967: 55.6 %1968: 55.2 %1969: 55.2 %1970: 54.5 %1971: 54.3 %1972: 54.3 %1973: 54.1 %1974: 53.9 %1975: 53.8 %1976: 53.7 %1977: 53.6 %1978: 53.4 %1979: 53.3 %1980: 53 %1981: 52.9 %1982: 52.7 %1983: 52.5 %1984: 52.4 %1985: 52.3 %1986: 52.2 %1987: 51.9 %1988: 51.8 %1989: 51.7 %1990: 51.7 %1991: 49.1 %1992: 48.6 %1993: 49.2 %1994: 49.6 %1995: 49.7 %1996: 49.7 %1997: 49.6 %1998: 49.8 %1999: 49.2 %2000: 48.9 %2001: 48.8 %2002: 48.6 %2003: 48.7 %2004: 48.8 %2005: 48.8 %2006: 48.6 %2007: 48.6 %2008: 48.5 %2009: 48.4 %2010: 47.9 %2011: 48 %2012: 47.8 %2013: 47.9 %2014: 47.9 %2015: 48 %2016: 47.7 %2017: 47.8 %2018: 47.6 %2019: 47.7 %2020: 47.5 %2021: 47.5 %2022: 47.5 %2023: 47.5 %2024: 47.4 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202447.4 Estimated
202347.5 Estimated
202247.5 Estimated
202147.5 Estimated
202047.5 Estimated
201947.7 Estimated
201847.6 Estimated
201747.8 Estimated
201647.7 Estimated
201548 Estimated
201447.9 Estimated
201347.9 Estimated
201247.8 Estimated
201148 Estimated
201047.9 Estimated
200948.4 Estimated
200848.5 Estimated
200748.6 Estimated
200648.6 Estimated
200548.8 Estimated
200448.8 Estimated
200348.7 Estimated
200248.6 Estimated
200148.8 Estimated
200048.9 Estimated
199949.2 Estimated
199849.8 Estimated
199749.6 Estimated
199649.7 Estimated
199549.7 Estimated
199449.6 Estimated
199349.2 Estimated
199248.6 Estimated
199149.1 Estimated
199051.7 Estimated
198951.7 Estimated
198851.8 Estimated
198751.9 Estimated
198652.2 Estimated
198552.3 Estimated
198452.4 Estimated
198352.5 Estimated
198252.7 Estimated
198152.9 Estimated
198053 Estimated
197953.3 Estimated
197853.4 Estimated
197753.6 Estimated
197653.7 Estimated
197553.8 Estimated
197453.9 Estimated
197354.1 Estimated
197254.3 Estimated
197154.3 Estimated
197054.5 Estimated
196955.2 Estimated
196855.2 Estimated
196755.6 Estimated
196655.9 Estimated
196556 Estimated
196455.7 Estimated
196355.6 Estimated
196255.6 Estimated
196155.5 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Germany, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Germany, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Germany, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/germany.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Germany, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209): Agricultural land, Germany, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/germany. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs\_LandUse\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the agricultural land in Germany?

Agricultural land in Germany was 47.4% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 9th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Germany?

56% in 1965, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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