Cereals, primary — Production in Germany
Germany: Cereals, primary — Production was 38.98 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — production in Germany is 38.98 million t, measured 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, cereals, primary — production in Germany peaked at 52.01 million t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.26 million t, in 1961.
Germany ranks 16th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production in Germany, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.26 million t | — |
| 1962 | 21.17 million t | +22.7% |
| 1963 | 20.97 million t | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 22.74 million t | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 20.62 million t | -9.3% |
| 1966 | 20.74 million t | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 25.38 million t | +22.4% |
| 1968 | 26.90 million t | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 25.85 million t | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 23.75 million t | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 28.69 million t | +20.8% |
| 1972 | 28.78 million t | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 29.68 million t | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 32.36 million t | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 30.16 million t | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 27.32 million t | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 30.31 million t | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 33.76 million t | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 31.73 million t | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 32.71 million t | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 31.69 million t | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 34.65 million t | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 33.08 million t | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 37.84 million t | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 37.56 million t | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 37.26 million t | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 35.06 million t | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 36.93 million t | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 36.88 million t | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 37.58 million t | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 39.27 million t | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 34.76 million t | -11.5% |
| 1993 | 35.55 million t | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 36.33 million t | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 39.86 million t | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 42.14 million t | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 45.49 million t | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 44.57 million t | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 44.45 million t | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 45.27 million t | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 49.71 million t | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 43.39 million t | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 39.43 million t | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 51.10 million t | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 45.98 million t | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 43.47 million t | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 40.63 million t | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 50.10 million t | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 49.75 million t | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 44.04 million t | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 41.92 million t | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 45.40 million t | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 47.76 million t | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 52.01 million t | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 48.87 million t | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 45.36 million t | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 45.56 million t | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 37.95 million t | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 44.30 million t | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 43.27 million t | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 42.36 million t | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 43.48 million t | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 42.46 million t | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 38.98 million t | -8.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 38.98 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.60 million t, 24.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Germany's 38.98 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.28 million t, 11.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.40 million t | 17.26 million t | 26.90 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.65 million t | 23.75 million t | 33.76 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.37 million t | 31.69 million t | 37.84 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.00 million t | 34.76 million t | 45.49 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.88 million t | 39.43 million t | 51.10 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.32 million t | 37.95 million t | 52.01 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.11 million t | 38.98 million t | 43.48 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 13 France 53.55 million t compare
- 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.49 million t compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 53.45 million t compare
- 15 Australia 52.35 million t compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 2.13 million t compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 132,000 t compare
- 17 Thailand 38.64 million t compare
- 17 Melanesia 40,947 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 289.81 t compare
- 18 Poland 34.35 million t compare
- 18 Micronesia 289.81 t compare
- 19 Mexico 32.64 million t compare
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 cereals, primary — production in Germany?
- Cereals, primary — production in Germany was 38.98 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 52.01 million t in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.26 million t in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for cereals, primary — production?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Production. 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.