Cropland organic soils — Area in Germany
Germany: Cropland organic soils — Area was 557,208 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland organic soils — Area in Germany, 1990–2024
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 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 602,086 ha | — |
| 1991 | 602,086 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 602,086 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 601,788 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 601,435 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 601,724 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 600,139 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 599,818 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 599,590 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 597,002 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 591,791 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 590,268 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 586,936 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 581,909 ha | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 577,119 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 577,351 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 577,203 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 577,177 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 576,846 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 576,615 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 576,607 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 576,508 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 576,364 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 576,226 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 575,114 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 575,033 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 561,258 ha | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 560,721 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 560,576 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 558,648 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 558,672 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 557,814 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 557,208 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 557,208 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 557,208 ha | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 557,208 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.64 ha, 8237.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Germany's 557,208 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,472 ha, 160.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 6 Poland 774,834 ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 73,871 ha compare
- 7 Ukraine 629,378 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 64,436 ha compare
- 8 Malaysia 606,968 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 28,351 ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,762 ha compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 449,553 ha compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 6,434 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,885 ha compare
- 11 Finland 427,330 ha compare
- 12 Bangladesh 323,785 ha compare
- 12 Türkiye 104.88 ha compare
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
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 221 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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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.