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Arable land share — Germany

Arable land share in Germany in 2023 — 33.43%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.57 pp.

2023 33.43% +0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 23of 206
Period maximum 35%1961
Period minimum 32.84%1992

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Germany, 1961–2023323334353619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 35%1963: 34.84%1965: 34.81%1967: 34.51%1969: 34.37%1971: 34.27%1973: 34.34%1975: 34.49%1977: 34.57%1979: 34.53%1981: 34.38%1983: 34.28%1985: 34.25%1987: 34.21%1989: 34.23%1991: 33.11%1993: 33.44%1995: 33.9%1997: 33.9%1999: 33.88%2001: 33.86%2003: 33.91%2005: 34.13%2007: 34.06%2009: 34.26%2011: 34.07%2013: 34.04%2015: 33.96%2017: 33.69%2019: 33.53%2021: 33.37%2023: 33.43%
Change over the period: −1.57 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 33.43%
World 10.67%
Europe & Central Asia 12.26%
Western Europe computed 29.92%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 33.43 +0.06 pp
2022 33.37 +0 pp
2021 33.37 −0.02 pp
2020 33.38 −0.14 pp
2019 33.53 −0.05 pp
2018 33.58 −0.12 pp
2017 33.69 +0.02 pp
2016 33.67 −0.29 pp
2015 33.96 −0.06 pp
2014 34.02 −0.02 pp
2013 34.04 +0.09 pp
2012 33.95 −0.12 pp
2011 34.07 +0.08 pp
2010 33.98 −0.28 pp
2009 34.26 +0.04 pp
2008 34.23 +0.16 pp
2007 34.06 +0.04 pp
2006 34.03 −0.11 pp
2005 34.13 +0.02 pp
2004 34.11 +0.21 pp
2003 33.91 +0.11 pp
2002 33.8 −0.06 pp
2001 33.86 +0.03 pp
2000 33.83 −0.05 pp
1999 33.88 −0.16 pp
1998 34.04 +0.14 pp
1997 33.9 −0 pp
1996 33.9 +0 pp
1995 33.9 +0.09 pp
1994 33.81 +0.37 pp
1993 33.44 +0.6 pp
1992 32.84 −0.26 pp
1991 33.11 −1.18 pp
1990 34.29 +0.06 pp
1989 34.23 +0 pp
1988 34.22 +0.01 pp
1987 34.21 −0.04 pp
1986 34.26 +0.01 pp
1985 34.25 +0.01 pp
1984 34.23 −0.04 pp
1983 34.28 −0.02 pp
1982 34.3 −0.08 pp
1981 34.38 −0.07 pp
1980 34.46 −0.08 pp
1979 34.53 −0.08 pp
1978 34.62 +0.04 pp
1977 34.57 −0.05 pp
1976 34.62 +0.13 pp
1975 34.49 +0.06 pp
1974 34.43 +0.09 pp
1973 34.34 −0.04 pp
1972 34.38 +0.11 pp
1971 34.27 +0.04 pp
1970 34.23 −0.14 pp
1969 34.37 −0.09 pp
1968 34.46 −0.05 pp
1967 34.51 −0.3 pp
1966 34.82 +0.01 pp
1965 34.81 −0.02 pp
1964 34.83 −0.01 pp
1963 34.84 −0.06 pp
1962 34.9 −0.1 pp
1961 35 —

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DE Germany 33.43 FR France 31.36 NL Netherlands 29.97 BE Belgium 28.31 LU Luxembourg 23.82 AT Austria 16.02 LI Liechtenstein 10.81 CH Switzerland 10.03
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About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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