Cropland organic soils — Area in Germany

Germany: Cropland organic soils — Area was 557,208 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
557,208 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 216 countries
All-time high
602,086 ha
in 1990
All-time low
557,208 ha
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Area in Germany, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200720241990: 602.1k ha1991: 602.1k ha1992: 602.1k ha1993: 601.8k ha1994: 601.4k ha1995: 601.7k ha1996: 600.1k ha1997: 599.8k ha1998: 599.6k ha1999: 597.0k ha2000: 591.8k ha2001: 590.3k ha2002: 586.9k ha2003: 581.9k ha2004: 577.1k ha2005: 577.4k ha2006: 577.2k ha2007: 577.2k ha2008: 576.8k ha2009: 576.6k ha2010: 576.6k ha2011: 576.5k ha2012: 576.4k ha2013: 576.2k ha2014: 575.1k ha2015: 575.0k ha2016: 561.3k ha2017: 560.7k ha2018: 560.6k ha2019: 558.6k ha2020: 558.7k ha2021: 557.8k ha2022: 557.2k ha2023: 557.2k ha2024: 557.2k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Germany recorded 557,208 ha for cropland organic soils — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Germany peaked at 602,086 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 557,208 ha, in 2022.

Germany ranks 9th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 600,775 ha 597,002 ha 602,086 ha 10
2000s 581,322 ha 576,615 ha 591,791 ha 10
2010s 569,706 ha 558,648 ha 576,607 ha 10
2020s 557,622 ha 557,208 ha 558,672 ha 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 6 Poland 774,834 ha compare
  2. 7 Ukraine 629,378 ha compare
  3. 8 Malaysia 606,968 ha compare
  4. 10 Papua New Guinea 449,553 ha compare
  5. 11 Finland 427,330 ha compare
  6. 12 Bangladesh 323,785 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area in Germany?
Cropland organic soils — area in Germany was 557,208 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 602,086 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 557,208 ha in 2022.
How does Germany rank for cropland organic soils — area?
Germany ranks 9th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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