Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Germany
Germany: Fruit Primary — Area harvested was 168,960 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 168,960 ha for fruit primary — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fruit primary — area harvested in Germany peaked at 425,800 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 97,137 ha, in 1962.
That places Germany 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Fruit Primary — Area harvested in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 98,865 ha | — |
| 1962 | 97,137 ha | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 101,354 ha | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 102,023 ha | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 98,816 ha | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 100,166 ha | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 98,460 ha | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 101,214 ha | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 101,836 ha | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 104,700 ha | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 104,514 ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 107,551 ha | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 110,622 ha | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 112,328 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 114,970 ha | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 108,896 ha | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 106,730 ha | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 118,917 ha | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 117,592 ha | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 116,485 ha | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 109,007 ha | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 117,422 ha | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 118,372 ha | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 122,195 ha | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 425,800 ha | +248.5% |
| 1986 | 386,734 ha | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 392,796 ha | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 399,000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 381,678 ha | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 341,779 ha | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 251,767 ha | -26.3% |
| 1992 | 220,965 ha | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 215,616 ha | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 213,884 ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 214,075 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 210,694 ha | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 199,728 ha | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 203,219 ha | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 204,946 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 296,876 ha | +44.9% |
| 2001 | 238,655 ha | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 213,156 ha | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 189,219 ha | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 185,656 ha | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 178,950 ha | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 180,110 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 177,706 ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 177,729 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 177,896 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 178,086 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 177,833 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 178,830 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 179,740 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 181,533 ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 180,276 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 179,796 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 184,347 ha | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 172,710 ha | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 172,340 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 172,240 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 171,870 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 169,900 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 169,500 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 168,960 ha | -0.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 168,960 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,080 ha, 8.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Germany's 168,960 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61,611 ha, 2.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fruit Primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +248.5% | 122,195 ha | 425,800 ha |
| 2000 | +44.9% | 204,946 ha | 296,876 ha |
| 1991 | -26.3% | 341,779 ha | 251,767 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99,986 ha | 97,137 ha | 102,023 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 110,682 ha | 104,514 ha | 118,917 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 256,949 ha | 109,007 ha | 425,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 227,667 ha | 199,728 ha | 341,779 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 201,595 ha | 177,706 ha | 296,876 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 178,549 ha | 172,340 ha | 184,347 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 170,494 ha | 168,960 ha | 172,240 ha | 5 |
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 fruit primary — area harvested in Germany?
- Fruit primary — area harvested in Germany was 168,960 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 425,800 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest fruit primary — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,137 ha in 1962.
- How does Germany rank for fruit primary — area harvested?
- Germany ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fruit primary — area harvested rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Fruit Primary — Area harvested. 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.