Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Germany
Germany: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.7532 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Germany, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Germany is 0.7532, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Germany peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6736, in 2014.
That places Germany 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8269 | -17.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7809 | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8397 | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9248 | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8747 | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.768 | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 0.784 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8789 | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8225 | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8432 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8422 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.8144 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8025 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9065 | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9944 | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8714 | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8378 | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8266 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9035 | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.918 | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.778 | -15.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8963 | +15.2% |
| 1984 | 0.77 | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7707 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7596 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7948 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7488 | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7641 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8163 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8694 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8583 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8671 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9097 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8654 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8259 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8146 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7853 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7486 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7117 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7171 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.785 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8831 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6996 | -20.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7573 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7999 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7911 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7268 | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7035 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7895 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7999 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.762 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7541 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6736 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7419 | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7572 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7532 | -0.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.7532 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.7532 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8531 | 0.768 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8562 | 0.8025 | 0.9944 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8104 | 0.7488 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8361 | 0.7486 | 0.9097 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7575 | 0.6996 | 0.8831 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7539 | 0.6736 | 0.7999 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Germany?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Germany was 0.7532 in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6736 in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Germany ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).