In 2023, Germany had 52,074 square kilometers of settlement and traffic areas. This was an increase compared to the year before. Coverage generally increased during the whole timespan shown here.
Settlement and traffic area in Germany from 1992 to 2023
(in square kilometers)
* According to the source, the area survey according to the type of actual use was evaluated for the first time on December 31, 2016 by the official real estate cadastral information system ALKIS, which is maintained by the surveying and cadastral administrations of the states. Up to December 31, 2015, the automated real estate register (ALB) was used as the source. With the change in the data basis for the evaluation, a new catalog of types of use is being used, so that according to the source, comparisons with previous years are only possible to a very limited extent.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (October 28, 2024). Settlement and traffic area in Germany from 1992 to 2023 (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275508/settlement-and-traffic-area-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Settlement and traffic area in Germany from 1992 to 2023 (in square kilometers)." Chart. October 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275508/settlement-and-traffic-area-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Settlement and traffic area in Germany from 1992 to 2023 (in square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275508/settlement-and-traffic-area-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Settlement and Traffic Area in Germany from 1992 to 2023 (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275508/settlement-and-traffic-area-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Settlement and traffic area in Germany from 1992 to 2023 (in square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275508/settlement-and-traffic-area-germany/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Settlement and traffic area in Germany from 1992 to 2023 (in square kilometers) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, October 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275508/settlement-and-traffic-area-germany/