Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Germany
Germany: Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield was 127,753 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Germany stood at 127,753 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Germany peaked at 127,753 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,840 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Germany 13th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,977 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,840 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 1963 | 14,658 kg/ha | +87.0% |
| 1964 | 12,571 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1965 | 10,119 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1966 | 17,602 kg/ha | +74.0% |
| 1967 | 16,180 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 15,442 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 16,436 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 19,472 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 19,000 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 25,084 kg/ha | +32.0% |
| 1973 | 24,414 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 22,773 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 28,910 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 1976 | 24,841 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 27,798 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 22,735 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1979 | 29,696 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 1980 | 25,820 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1981 | 31,582 kg/ha | +22.3% |
| 1982 | 34,797 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 35,986 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 29,031 kg/ha | -19.3% |
| 1985 | 35,450 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1986 | 35,316 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 33,768 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 33,439 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 34,084 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 38,962 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 39,513 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 43,220 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 39,804 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 43,358 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 44,899 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 44,827 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 46,183 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 51,086 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 54,964 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 60,461 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 61,015 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 72,359 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 65,071 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 68,324 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 67,149 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 73,063 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 75,898 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 76,677 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 87,322 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 78,051 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 85,161 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 82,801 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 80,982 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 86,549 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 87,314 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 95,433 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 109,462 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 111,033 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 108,661 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 100,916 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 106,491 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 112,903 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 116,148 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 127,753 kg/ha | +10.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 127,753 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 69,682 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Germany's 127,753 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57,708 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield 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 | +87.0% | 7,840 kg/ha | 14,658 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +74.0% | 10,119 kg/ha | 17,602 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,536 kg/ha | 7,840 kg/ha | 17,602 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 24,472 kg/ha | 19,000 kg/ha | 29,696 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,927 kg/ha | 25,820 kg/ha | 35,986 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,681 kg/ha | 38,962 kg/ha | 54,964 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,734 kg/ha | 60,461 kg/ha | 87,322 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,545 kg/ha | 78,051 kg/ha | 111,033 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,842 kg/ha | 100,916 kg/ha | 127,753 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,274 kg/ha compare
- 10 Sweden 158,708 kg/ha compare
- 11 Switzerland 142,455 kg/ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 8,564 kg/ha compare
- 12 Austria 134,344 kg/ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,554 kg/ha compare
- 14 Kuwait 127,513 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 4,855 kg/ha compare
- 15 Cabo Verde 25,833 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,176 kg/ha compare
- 15 United Arab Emirates 124,662 kg/ha compare
- 16 Belgium-Luxembourg 123,364 kg/ha 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 — yield in Germany?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Germany was 127,753 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — yield recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 127,753 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — yield recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,840 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Germany rank for cucumbers and gherkins — yield?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — yield rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.