Cereal production in Germany
Germany: Cereal production was 38.98 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Germany recorded 38.98 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Germany peaked at 52.01 million tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.26 million tonnes, in 1961.
Germany ranks 16th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.40 million tonnes | 17.26 million tonnes | 26.90 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.65 million tonnes | 23.75 million tonnes | 33.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.37 million tonnes | 31.69 million tonnes | 37.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.00 million tonnes | 34.76 million tonnes | 45.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.88 million tonnes | 39.43 million tonnes | 51.10 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.32 million tonnes | 37.95 million tonnes | 52.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.11 million tonnes | 38.98 million tonnes | 43.48 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 44.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 17.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.06 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Germany?
- Cereal production in Germany was 38.98 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 52.01 million tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.26 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for cereal production?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.