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Bundesverband der Kleingartenvereine Deutschlands (BKD)

Bundesverband der Kleingartenvereine Deutschlands (BKD)

Urban Farm DB summary

The national statistics page of the German federation of allotment garden associations (BKD). It gives the base figures — 867,092 plots, 44,000 hectares, an average plot of 370 square metres — along with the three-tier structure of roughly 13,000 clubs, 502 district federations and 20 state federations, membership by state, and a ranking of plots in the 15 largest cities (Berlin about 66,000, Leipzig 39,000). The nationwide average wait for a plot is three years, rising to seven in Berlin and eight in Hamburg. It also shows the skew by which the eastern states excluding Berlin, holding 15 per cent of the population, contain more than half of all allotments.

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  • 867,092 plots

    plot count(kleingarten)

    Policy
    region
    Germany
    year
    2026
    method
    national count published by the BKD federation
  • 44,000 hectares

    total area(kleingarten)

    Policy
    region
    Germany
    year
    2026
    method
    total allotment area in Germany
  • 370 m2

    average plot size(kleingarten)

    Design
    region
    Germany
    year
    2026
    method
    average size of a single allotment plot
  • 5,000,000 people

    user count(kleingarten)

    Social
    region
    Germany
    year
    2026
    method
    people using an allotment including family and friends
  • 13,000 clubs

    association count(kleingarten associations)

    Policy
    region
    Germany
    year
    2026
    method
    clubs organised under the BKD, with 502 district and 20 state federations
  • 66,000 plots

    plot count(kleingarten berlin)

    Policy
    region
    Germany
    year
    2026
    method
    Berlin, the largest allotment city in Germany
  • 3 years

    average wait(kleingarten waiting list)

    Social
    region
    Germany
    year
    2026
    method
    nationwide average wait after applying; up to 7 years in Berlin and 8 in Hamburg
  • 50 %↑ Increase

    share of plots(kleingarten east germany)

    PolicyControl: the eastern states hold 15% of the national population
    region
    Germany
    year
    2018
    method
    cited to the federal interior ministry (BMI), 2018

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