How much agricultural land does Germany have?

Germany had 16,595,020 hectares of utilised agricultural area in 2020, according to Eurostat's Integrated Farm Statistics. That ranks 3 of 27 EU Member States by farmland area.

How many farms are there in Germany?

Germany had 262,780 agricultural holdings in 2020 (Eurostat), ranking 8 of 27 EU Member States by number of farms. The average holding worked about 63 hectares (UAA divided by holdings).

What reference period and source does the Germany figure use?

The figures relate to the 2020 Integrated Farm Statistics (the latest complete EU agricultural census covering all 27 Member States) and are taken from Eurostat dataset ef_m_farmleg. Reusable under the European Commission reuse policy (equivalent to CC BY 4.0), attribute "Source: Eurostat". Verified 2026-06-27.

Germany farming statistics (2020)

Germany had 262,780 farms working 16,595,020 hectares of utilised agricultural area (UAA) in the 2020 Integrated Farm Statistics, an average of about 63 hectares per holding, according to Eurostat. Utilised agricultural area is the total area taken up by arable land, permanent grassland, permanent crops and kitchen gardens. Among the 27 EU Member States, Germany ranks 3 of 27 by farmland area and 8 of 27 by number of farms.

Quick answer

Germany had 262,780 farms and 16,595,020 hectares of agricultural land in 2020 (Eurostat) — about 10.7% of all EU farmland and 2.9% of all EU farms — averaging about 63 hectares per holding. Average farm size is utilised agricultural area divided by the number of holdings.

Agricultural area

16,595,020

hectares (UAA), 2020

Farms

262,780

holdings, 2020

Avg farm size

hectares (derived), 2020

Rank by area

3 / 27

among EU Member States

How Germany compares

EU Member States ranked nearest to Germany by utilised agricultural area (2020 Integrated Farm Statistics).

#	Country	Agricultural area	Avg size
1	France	27,364,630 hectares	70 ha
2	Spain	23,913,680 hectares	26 ha
4	Poland	14,749,240 hectares	11 ha
5	Romania	12,762,830 hectares	4 ha
6	Italy	12,041,230 hectares	11 ha

Source: Eurostat, dataset ef_m_farmleg (Integrated Farm Statistics, 2020). Reusable under the EC reuse policy.

Frequently asked questions

How much agricultural land does Germany have?: Germany had 16,595,020 hectares of utilised agricultural area in 2020, according to Eurostat's Integrated Farm Statistics. That ranks 3 of 27 EU Member States by farmland area.
How many farms are there in Germany?: Germany had 262,780 agricultural holdings in 2020 (Eurostat), ranking 8 of 27 EU Member States by number of farms. The average holding worked about 63 hectares (UAA divided by holdings).
What reference period and source does the Germany figure use?: The figures relate to the 2020 Integrated Farm Statistics (the latest complete EU agricultural census covering all 27 Member States) and are taken from Eurostat dataset ef_m_farmleg. Reusable under the European Commission reuse policy (equivalent to CC BY 4.0), attribute "Source: Eurostat". Verified 2026-06-27.

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Source & licence

Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) — Farm indicators by legal status of the holding, utilised agricultural area, type and economic size of the farm and NUTS 2 region (dataset ef_m_farmleg), Integrated Farm Statistics 2020. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), equivalent to CC BY 4.0 — attribute "Source: Eurostat".

Eurostat data is reusable free of charge under the European Commission reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), equivalent to CC BY 4.0 — attribute “Source: Eurostat”. Average farm size is derived (UAA ÷ holdings). Dataset updated 2026-06-17; figure verified 2026-06-27.