Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Germany
Germany: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0687 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Germany is 0.0687 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Germany peaked at 0.1009 ha per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0687 ha per person, in 2024.
Germany ranks 65th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0973 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0965 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.096 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0967 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0952 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0941 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0947 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0961 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0963 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0956 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0967 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.097 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0971 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0981 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0992 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0998 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0998 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1009 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0989 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0988 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0971 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0968 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.097 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0965 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0953 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0943 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.092 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0913 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.09 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0874 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.082 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0808 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0767 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0766 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0799 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0819 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0855 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0858 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0808 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0853 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0856 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0841 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0829 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0842 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0829 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0814 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0799 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0857 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0843 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0806 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0809 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.081 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0809 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0798 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0798 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0767 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0758 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0741 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0767 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0729 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0728 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0734 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0728 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0687 ha per person | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0959 ha per person | 0.0941 ha per person | 0.0973 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0983 ha per person | 0.0956 ha per person | 0.1009 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0949 ha per person | 0.09 ha per person | 0.0988 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0817 ha per person | 0.0766 ha per person | 0.0874 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0836 ha per person | 0.0799 ha per person | 0.0857 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0786 ha per person | 0.0741 ha per person | 0.081 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0721 ha per person | 0.0687 ha per person | 0.0734 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 62 China 0.0714 ha per person compare
- 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0709 ha per person compare
- 64 Bangladesh 0.0707 ha per person compare
- 66 Ghana 0.0685 ha per person compare
- 67 Madagascar 0.0685 ha per person compare
- 68 Greece 0.0682 ha per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Germany?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Germany was 0.0687 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1009 ha per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0687 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Germany ranks 65th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.