Land use Floor area total according to types of use in Germany

Floor area total according to types of use in Germany on 31.12.2022
Usagekm2Proportion in %
of the total area
1: Sum of settlement and traffic without mining operations and without open pit, mine, quarry.
Floor area total357,595100.0
thereof
Settlement33,8019.5
thereof
Living space14,1594.0
Industrial and commercial space6,3131.8
Heap1390.0
Mining operations100.0
Open pit, mine, quarry1,3300.4
Sports, leisure and recreation area5,3531.5
Area of ​​mixed use4,4061.2
Surface of special functional character1,7040.5
Graveyard3870.1
Traffic18,1025.1
thereof
Road traffic9,3732.6
Path6,8471.9
Place3530.1
Rail traffic1,1410.3
Air traffic3640.1
Shipping240.0
Vegetation297,46283.2
thereof
Agriculture180,20750.4
Forest106,79529.9
Grove4,5581.3
Hagan7460.2
Moor8040.2
Swamp4000.1
Unland, vegetation-free area3,9511.1
Waters8,2302.3
thereof
Watercourses3,6061.0
Basin740.0
Standing waters4,2141.2
Sea3360.1
memo
Settlement and traffic area150,56314.1

As at 20 September 2023

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