Linseed — Yield in Germany
Germany: Linseed — Yield was 1,522 kg/ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Linseed — Yield in Germany, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2017, linseed — yield in Germany stood at 1,522 kg/ha.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, linseed — yield in Germany peaked at 1,812 kg/ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95.3 kg/ha, in 1978.
Germany ranks 11th of 62 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Linseed — Yield in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 339.1 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 378.7 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 376.4 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 365.9 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 440.4 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1966 | 399.1 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1967 | 450.3 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 439.5 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 475.3 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 423.8 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 440.4 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 414.6 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 433.6 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 395.4 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 437.7 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 435.8 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 368.5 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 95.3 kg/ha | -74.1% |
| 1979 | 555.9 kg/ha | +483.3% |
| 1991 | 1,500 kg/ha | +169.8% |
| 1992 | 902.1 kg/ha | -39.9% |
| 1993 | 996.7 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 964.3 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 851.9 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 860.5 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,221 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 1998 | 1,747 kg/ha | +43.1% |
| 1999 | 800.9 kg/ha | -54.2% |
| 2000 | 886.8 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 1,448 kg/ha | +63.3% |
| 2002 | 1,660 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 1,778 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 1,795 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,812 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,612 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 952.4 kg/ha | -40.9% |
| 2008 | 952.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 975.6 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,021 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1,304 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 1,429 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 1,622 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 1,429 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 1,400 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1,429 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,522 kg/ha | +6.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1,522 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,207 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1,522 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,202 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Linseed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +483.3% | 95.3 kg/ha | 555.9 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +169.8% | 555.9 kg/ha | 1,500 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 407.19 kg/ha | 339.1 kg/ha | 475.3 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 400.1 kg/ha | 95.3 kg/ha | 555.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,094 kg/ha | 800.9 kg/ha | 1,747 kg/ha | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,387 kg/ha | 886.8 kg/ha | 1,812 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,394 kg/ha | 1,021 kg/ha | 1,622 kg/ha | 8 |
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 linseed — yield in Germany?
- Linseed — yield in Germany was 1,522 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest linseed — yield recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,812 kg/ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest linseed — yield recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3 kg/ha in 1978.
- How does Germany rank for linseed — yield?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 62 countries with data for 2017.
- Is linseed — yield rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. 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 Linseed — 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.