Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Germany
Germany: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 13.46 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Germany is 13.46 percent, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Germany peaked at 19.74 percent in 1966 and was at its lowest, 13.25 percent, in 2013.
Germany ranks 108th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.45 percent | 19.05 percent | 19.74 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 18.11 percent | 17.29 percent | 19 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.71 percent | 16.23 percent | 17.15 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.16 percent | 14.65 percent | 16.09 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.09 percent | 13.6 percent | 14.47 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4 percent | 13.25 percent | 13.6 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.52 percent | 13.46 percent | 13.55 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Germany?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Germany was 13.46 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 19.74 percent in 1966.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.25 percent in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Germany ranks 108th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).