Cereal yields in Germany
Germany: Cereal yields was 6.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Germany recorded 6.79 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Germany peaked at 8.05 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.42 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Germany 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | 6.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.66 tonnes per hectare | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | 7.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | 8.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 6.79 tonnes per hectare | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields in Germany?
- Cereal yields in Germany was 6.79 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 8.05 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for cereal yields?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.