Lower Saxony: farm data and statistics
Official figures for Lower Saxony (Germany): agricultural industry output 18,174 M EUR (2023). This page gathers the farm data published for this federal state (Land) and links to the interactive profile.
Agricultural accounts
| Item | Value | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural industry output | 18,174 M EUR | +3.6 % |
| Gross value added | 7,539 M EUR | +10.3 % |
| Factor income | 6,264 M EUR | +4.4 % |
| Entrepreneurial income | 4,413 M EUR | +3.1 % |
Year 2023
Where output comes from
| Item | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crop output | 7,146 M EUR | 39.8 % |
| Animals (livestock sold) | 5,963 M EUR | 33.2 % |
| Animal products | 4,460 M EUR | 24.9 % |
| Milk | 3,474 M EUR | 19.4 % |
| Pigs | 2,858 M EUR | 15.9 % |
| Poultry | 1,891 M EUR | 10.5 % |
| Potatoes | 1,814 M EUR | 10.1 % |
| Vegetables and horticulture | 1,418 M EUR | 7.9 % |
Year 2023
Land and crops
| Item | Area | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Utilised agricultural area | 2,579 thousand ha | 2024 |
| Arable land | 1,879 thousand ha | 2024 |
| Permanent grassland | 680 thousand ha | 2024 |
| Green maize · 22,295 thousand t | 470 thousand ha | 2024 |
| Common wheat · 2,063 thousand t | 301 thousand ha | 2024 |
| Barley · 1,327 thousand t | 208 thousand ha | 2024 |
| Potatoes · 6,124 thousand t | 134 thousand ha | 2024 |
| Rye · 659 thousand t | 120 thousand ha | 2024 |
| Sugar beet · 10,600 thousand t | 119 thousand ha | 2024 |
Livestock
| Item | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cattle | 2,235 thousand head | 2025 |
| Dairy cows | 759 thousand head | 2025 |
| Pigs | 7,200 thousand head | 2025 |
| Sheep | 162 thousand head | 2025 |
| Goats | 10.6 thousand head | 2025 |
| Cow’s milk collected (thousand t) | 7,586 | 2024 |
Farms
| Item | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Holdings | 34,040 | 2023 |
| Agricultural area (ha) | 2,586,900 | 2023 |
| Average size (ha) | 76.0 | 2023 |
Open the interactive profile with charts →
Sources: Eurostat (EAA, NUTS) · Country profile · Germany · Page generated on 2026-10-02.
Figures as each official source publishes them, with their unit. Anything a source does not publish for this region is not filled in or estimated. Methodology
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