Asparagus — Area harvested in Germany
Germany: Asparagus — Area harvested was 19,760 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Asparagus — Area harvested in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 19,760 ha for asparagus — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asparagus — area harvested in Germany peaked at 23,410 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,279 ha, in 1968.
Germany ranks 5th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asparagus — Area harvested in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,195 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,536 ha | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 6,413 ha | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 6,817 ha | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 6,671 ha | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 6,627 ha | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 6,653 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 5,279 ha | -20.7% |
| 1969 | 5,956 ha | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 6,127 ha | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 6,769 ha | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 5,917 ha | -12.6% |
| 1973 | 5,955 ha | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 5,843 ha | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 5,497 ha | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 5,604 ha | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 5,835 ha | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 6,203 ha | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 6,218 ha | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 6,381 ha | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 6,340 ha | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 6,217 ha | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 6,230 ha | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 6,427 ha | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 6,584 ha | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 6,705 ha | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 6,614 ha | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 7,985 ha | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 8,271 ha | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 7,971 ha | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 6,253 ha | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 7,524 ha | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 8,063 ha | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 8,250 ha | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 9,137 ha | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 10,503 ha | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 10,901 ha | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 11,261 ha | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 11,429 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 11,597 ha | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 12,904 ha | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 14,222 ha | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 15,106 ha | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 16,744 ha | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 18,117 ha | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 18,408 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 18,610 ha | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 18,436 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 18,190 ha | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 18,794 ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 18,611 ha | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 19,329 ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 19,634 ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 20,122 ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 20,594 ha | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 22,274 ha | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 23,190 ha | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 23,410 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 22,980 ha | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 22,410 ha | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 22,280 ha | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 21,270 ha | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 20,370 ha | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 19,760 ha | -3.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 19,760 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 267 ha, 74.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Germany's 19,760 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 210 ha, 94.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,350 ha | 5,279 ha | 6,817 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,997 ha | 5,497 ha | 6,769 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,775 ha | 6,217 ha | 8,271 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,129 ha | 6,253 ha | 11,429 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,233 ha | 11,597 ha | 18,610 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,894 ha | 18,611 ha | 23,410 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,218 ha | 19,760 ha | 22,410 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1786 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asparagus — area harvested in Germany?
- Asparagus — area harvested in Germany was 19,760 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asparagus — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 23,410 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest asparagus — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,279 ha in 1968.
- How does Germany rank for asparagus — area harvested?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is asparagus — area harvested rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asparagus — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.