Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Germany
Germany: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield was 555.9 kg/ha in 1979. ▲ Rising
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Germany, 1961–1979
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 1979, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Germany stood at 555.9 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Germany peaked at 1,225 kg/ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 332 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Germany 77th out of 131 countries with data for 1979, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 332 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 361.9 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 346.2 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 367.1 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 428.2 kg/ha | +16.6% |
| 1966 | 427.7 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 481.2 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 559.2 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 562.3 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 539 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 497.4 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 558.3 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 1,118 kg/ha | +100.3% |
| 1974 | 1,225 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 928.2 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 1976 | 430.1 kg/ha | -53.7% |
| 1977 | 715.6 kg/ha | +66.4% |
| 1978 | 635.6 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 555.9 kg/ha | -12.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 555.9 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,088 kg/ha, 51% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Germany's 555.9 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,049 kg/ha, 53% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +100.3% | 558.3 kg/ha | 1,118 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 429.53 kg/ha | 332 kg/ha | 562.3 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 720.31 kg/ha | 430.1 kg/ha | 1,225 kg/ha | 10 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Germany?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield in Germany was 555.9 kg/ha in 1979, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,225 kg/ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 332 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield?
- Germany ranks 77th out of 131 countries with data for 1979.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — yield rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Yield. 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.