Asparagus — Production in Germany
Germany: Asparagus — Production was 108,130 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Asparagus — Production in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Germany recorded 108,130 t for asparagus — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asparagus — production in Germany peaked at 133,020 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14,053 t, in 1980.
That places Germany 5th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asparagus — Production in Germany, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,300 t | — |
| 1962 | 16,100 t | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 18,700 t | +16.1% |
| 1964 | 21,200 t | +13.4% |
| 1965 | 16,000 t | -24.5% |
| 1966 | 22,493 t | +40.6% |
| 1967 | 17,753 t | -21.1% |
| 1968 | 16,510 t | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 16,084 t | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 17,468 t | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 21,542 t | +23.3% |
| 1972 | 16,944 t | -21.3% |
| 1973 | 18,105 t | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 14,899 t | -17.7% |
| 1975 | 14,410 t | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 14,763 t | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 15,007 t | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 16,047 t | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 14,852 t | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 14,053 t | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 15,541 t | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 15,014 t | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 14,629 t | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 15,001 t | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 17,198 t | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 18,561 t | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 14,696 t | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 19,719 t | +34.2% |
| 1989 | 21,102 t | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 22,009 t | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 15,477 t | -29.7% |
| 1992 | 28,392 t | +83.4% |
| 1993 | 29,794 t | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 27,256 t | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 31,820 t | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 36,711 t | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 40,811 t | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 45,513 t | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 45,188 t | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 50,795 t | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 52,246 t | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 57,196 t | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 65,337 t | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 72,516 t | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 82,758 t | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 81,984 t | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 94,285 t | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 92,653 t | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 98,193 t | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 92,404 t | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 103,457 t | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 102,395 t | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 103,107 t | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 114,090 t | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 113,613 t | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 120,014 t | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 130,881 t | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 133,020 t | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 130,560 t | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 117,560 t | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 119,270 t | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 110,300 t | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 111,900 t | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 108,130 t | -3.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 108,130 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 683.5 t, 158.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Germany's 108,130 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 544.1 t, 198.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asparagus — Production in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +83.4% | 15,477 t | 28,392 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,904 t | 16,000 t | 22,493 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,404 t | 14,410 t | 21,542 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,551 t | 14,053 t | 21,102 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,297 t | 15,477 t | 45,513 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,796 t | 50,795 t | 98,193 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 114,354 t | 92,404 t | 133,020 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 113,432 t | 108,130 t | 119,270 t | 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 — production in Germany?
- Asparagus — production in Germany was 108,130 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asparagus — production recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 133,020 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest asparagus — production recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,053 t in 1980.
- How does Germany rank for asparagus — production?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is asparagus — production rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.