Agricultural land in Germany

Agricultural land made up 47.4% of the land area of Germany in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Agricultural land as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Germany, 2024 47.4% % of land area
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 47.5%
European Union, 2023 40.3% Official aggregate Not the same period as Germany (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 44.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 67th of 208 See the full ranking

Agricultural land in Germany over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agricultural land as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period GermanyEuropean Union
2024 47.4% –
2023 47.5% 40.3%
2022 47.5% 40.7%
2021 47.5% 40.8%
2020 47.5% 40.8%
2019 47.7% 41.4%
2018 47.6% 41.1%
2017 47.8% 41.2%
2016 47.7% 41.2%
2015 48.0% 41.4%
2014 47.9% 41.5%
2013 47.9% 41.9%
2012 47.8% 42.0%
2011 48.0% 42.3%
2010 47.9% 42.5%
2009 48.4% 42.9%
2008 48.5% 43.2%
2007 48.6% 43.0%
2006 48.6% 43.5%
2005 48.8% 43.9%
2004 48.8% 43.9%
2003 48.7% 44.2%
2002 48.6% 44.7%
2001 48.8% 45.3%
2000 48.9% 45.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 47.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 47.9%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 67th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.AGRI.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Germany
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)