Cucumbers and gherkins — Production in Germany
Germany: Cucumbers and gherkins — Production was 284,890 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cucumbers and gherkins — Production in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cucumbers and gherkins — production in Germany stood at 284,890 t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — production in Germany peaked at 284,890 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77,227 t, in 1962.
That places Germany 17th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Production in Germany, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 97,490 t | — |
| 1962 | 77,227 t | -20.8% |
| 1963 | 164,464 t | +113.0% |
| 1964 | 118,064 t | -28.2% |
| 1965 | 86,232 t | -27.0% |
| 1966 | 156,099 t | +81.0% |
| 1967 | 141,703 t | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 112,884 t | -20.3% |
| 1969 | 103,301 t | -8.5% |
| 1970 | 127,290 t | +23.2% |
| 1971 | 117,366 t | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 154,291 t | +31.5% |
| 1973 | 148,415 t | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 120,741 t | -18.6% |
| 1975 | 155,045 t | +28.4% |
| 1976 | 125,569 t | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 144,799 t | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 107,832 t | -25.5% |
| 1979 | 139,867 t | +29.7% |
| 1980 | 110,613 t | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 140,795 t | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 151,749 t | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 146,249 t | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 101,085 t | -30.9% |
| 1985 | 128,508 t | +27.1% |
| 1986 | 136,039 t | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 119,537 t | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 148,602 t | +24.3% |
| 1989 | 156,818 t | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 124,560 t | -20.6% |
| 1991 | 123,754 t | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 141,589 t | +14.4% |
| 1993 | 118,297 t | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 148,805 t | +25.8% |
| 1995 | 172,008 t | +15.6% |
| 1996 | 171,372 t | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 177,389 t | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 182,430 t | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 194,296 t | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 208,045 t | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 210,014 t | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 238,785 t | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 232,239 t | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 204,903 t | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 219,510 t | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 221,236 t | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 244,694 t | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 236,625 t | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 263,277 t | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 242,818 t | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 249,607 t | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 244,347 t | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 223,429 t | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 255,060 t | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 238,453 t | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 260,915 t | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 256,689 t | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 267,590 t | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 249,920 t | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 216,970 t | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 242,800 t | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 233,710 t | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 267,140 t | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 284,890 t | +6.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 284,890 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,183 t, 18.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Germany's 284,890 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,153 t, 7.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +113.0% | 77,227 t | 164,464 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117,496 t | 77,227 t | 164,464 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 134,122 t | 107,832 t | 155,045 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 134,000 t | 101,085 t | 156,818 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 155,450 t | 118,297 t | 194,296 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 227,933 t | 204,903 t | 263,277 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 248,883 t | 223,429 t | 267,590 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 249,102 t | 216,970 t | 284,890 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 14 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 416,000 t compare
- 14 Polynesia 678.05 t compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 382.23 t compare
- 15 Indonesia 399,199 t compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 288,552 t compare
- 16 Micronesia 1.1 t compare
- 18 Cameroon 265,462 t compare
- 19 Sudan 230,449 t compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 227,454 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 cucumbers and gherkins — production in Germany?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — production in Germany was 284,890 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — production recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 284,890 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — production recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,227 t in 1962.
- How does Germany rank for cucumbers and gherkins — production?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — production rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — 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.