Hop cones — Area harvested in Germany
Germany: Hop cones — Area harvested was 20,500 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Hop cones — Area harvested in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hop cones — area harvested in Germany is 20,500 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hop cones — area harvested in Germany peaked at 23,247 ha in 1988 and was at its lowest, 9,903 ha, in 1961.
That places Germany 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Hop cones — Area harvested in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,903 ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,416 ha | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 11,166 ha | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 11,678 ha | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 12,213 ha | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 13,094 ha | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 13,749 ha | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 13,984 ha | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 13,928 ha | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 14,926 ha | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 17,511 ha | +17.3% |
| 1972 | 20,276 ha | +15.8% |
| 1973 | 21,938 ha | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 22,130 ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 22,232 ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 21,629 ha | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 21,313 ha | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 19,703 ha | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 19,419 ha | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 20,002 ha | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 21,538 ha | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 22,949 ha | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 22,448 ha | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 22,291 ha | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 22,359 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 22,710 ha | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 22,164 ha | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 23,247 ha | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 22,399 ha | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 22,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 22,478 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 22,760 ha | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 23,016 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 21,930 ha | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 21,804 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 21,813 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21,383 ha | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 19,845 ha | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 18,297 ha | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 18,724 ha | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 19,039 ha | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 18,367 ha | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 17,605 ha | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 17,397 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 17,231 ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 17,214 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 17,747 ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 18,780 ha | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 18,450 ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 18,386 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 18,588 ha | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 17,154 ha | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 16,622 ha | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 17,300 ha | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 18,400 ha | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 17,123 ha | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 16,960 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 20,500 ha | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 20,300 ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 20,600 ha | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 20,900 ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 19,900 ha | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 20,900 ha | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 20,500 ha | -1.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 20,500 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40 ha, 512.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Germany's 20,500 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 55 ha, 372.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,237 ha | 9,903 ha | 13,984 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,108 ha | 14,926 ha | 22,232 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,211 ha | 20,002 ha | 23,247 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,573 ha | 18,297 ha | 23,016 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,055 ha | 17,214 ha | 19,039 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,133 ha | 16,622 ha | 20,500 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,560 ha | 19,900 ha | 20,900 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 Ethiopia 34,064 ha compare
- 3 Czechoslovakia 13,000 ha compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4,824 ha compare
- 4 USSR 11,800 ha compare
- 5 Czechia 4,850 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 hop cones — area harvested in Germany?
- Hop cones — area harvested in Germany was 20,500 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hop cones — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 23,247 ha in 1988.
- What is the lowest hop cones — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,903 ha in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for hop cones — area harvested?
- Germany ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hop cones — area harvested rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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 Hop cones — Area harvested. 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.