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50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2001
2003
2005
2007
2010
2013
2016
€/hectare
year
Agricultural area
Arable land
Grassland
Fig. 3.2 Average land rent in Germany, 2001–2016, e/hectare [Source Own compilation according
to Statistisches Bundesamt (2016a)]
Interestingly, the development on land markets is not correlated to the quality of
land sold. The yield index, a German indicator for the yield potential of agricultural
land, for areas sold has, in fact, slightly decreased over the period both for East and
West Germany. There is, however, a remarkable difference in the area sold per sale.
Whereas this area continuous to stay rather low in West Germany with 1.4 ha per
sale, the figure has been around 4–5 ha per sale in East Germany, with increasing
numbers of sales regarding areas above 50 ha (Statistisches Bundesamt, various
years, Fachserie 3, Reihe 2.4).
The picture for land rents in Germany in the last decade is similar to the picture of
land sales. Figure 3.2 shows that average land rents have gone up slightly until 2007,
with a sharp increase in the last years. Whereas the average land rent for agricultural
areas was 164 e/ha in 2001, it increased to 288 e/ha in 2016. The average rent for
arable land was 328 e/ha and 175 e/ha for grassland in this year.
Figure 3.3 shows the land rent for new and renegotiated rental contracts for the
German federal states (Bundesländer) during 2015–2016. The increase of rental
prices is remarkable for all Bundesländer, both in East and West Germany. Whereas
rental prices are of comparable size among the East German Bundesländer there
is a considerable differentiation in the West German Bundesländer. Land rents are
particularly high in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia and
Bavaria, all of which are important agricultural regions. For Germany as a whole,
in 2015 and 2016, the new and renegotiated land rents amounted to 430 e/ha for
arable land, as compared to the overall average land rent of 328 e/ha in 2016. The
respective figures for grassland rentals are 234 and 175 e/ha.
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50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2001
2003
2005
2007
2010
2013
2016
€/hectare
year
Agricultural area
Arable land
Grassland
Fig. 3.2 Average land rent in Germany, 2001–2016, e/hectare [Source Own compilation according
to Statistisches Bundesamt (2016a)]
Interestingly, the development on land markets is not correlated to the quality of
land sold. The yield index, a German indicator for the yield potential of agricultural
land, for areas sold has, in fact, slightly decreased over the period both for East and
West Germany. There is, however, a remarkable difference in the area sold per sale.
Whereas this area continuous to stay rather low in West Germany with 1.4 ha per
sale, the figure has been around 4–5 ha per sale in East Germany, with increasing
numbers of sales regarding areas above 50 ha (Statistisches Bundesamt, various
years, Fachserie 3, Reihe 2.4).
The picture for land rents in Germany in the last decade is similar to the picture of
land sales. Figure 3.2 shows that average land rents have gone up slightly until 2007,
with a sharp increase in the last years. Whereas the average land rent for agricultural
areas was 164 e/ha in 2001, it increased to 288 e/ha in 2016. The average rent for
arable land was 328 e/ha and 175 e/ha for grassland in this year.
Figure 3.3 shows the land rent for new and renegotiated rental contracts for the
German federal states (Bundesländer) during 2015–2016. The increase of rental
prices is remarkable for all Bundesländer, both in East and West Germany. Whereas
rental prices are of comparable size among the East German Bundesländer there
is a considerable differentiation in the West German Bundesländer. Land rents are
particularly high in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia and
Bavaria, all of which are important agricultural regions. For Germany as a whole,
in 2015 and 2016, the new and renegotiated land rents amounted to 430 e/ha for
arable land, as compared to the overall average land rent of 328 e/ha in 2016. The
respective figures for grassland rentals are 234 and 175 e/ha.