Lupins — Area harvested in Germany
Germany: Lupins — Area harvested was 26,100 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lupins — Area harvested in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lupins — area harvested in Germany stood at 26,100 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lupins — area harvested in Germany peaked at 45,627 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 500 ha, in 1993.
Germany ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Lupins — Area harvested in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,591 ha | — |
| 1962 | 19,688 ha | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 19,604 ha | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 20,675 ha | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 20,534 ha | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 18,980 ha | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 17,580 ha | -7.4% |
| 1968 | 14,716 ha | -16.3% |
| 1969 | 16,220 ha | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 12,892 ha | -20.5% |
| 1971 | 15,544 ha | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 15,376 ha | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 12,682 ha | -17.5% |
| 1974 | 11,375 ha | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 11,920 ha | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 12,026 ha | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 13,960 ha | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 12,670 ha | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 12,110 ha | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 12,200 ha | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 12,500 ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 13,510 ha | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 13,353 ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 14,336 ha | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 14,027 ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 14,439 ha | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 13,124 ha | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 13,075 ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 15,496 ha | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 15,200 ha | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 3,000 ha | -80.3% |
| 1992 | 1,000 ha | -66.7% |
| 1993 | 500 ha | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 2,599 ha | +419.8% |
| 2003 | 45,627 ha | +1655.6% |
| 2004 | 35,818 ha | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 38,600 ha | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 32,800 ha | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 25,246 ha | -23.0% |
| 2008 | 19,869 ha | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 19,360 ha | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 24,006 ha | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 21,500 ha | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 17,900 ha | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 17,400 ha | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 21,400 ha | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 29,600 ha | +38.3% |
| 2016 | 28,600 ha | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 29,000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 23,400 ha | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 21,000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 22,300 ha | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 29,000 ha | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 31,700 ha | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 25,400 ha | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 26,100 ha | +2.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 26,100 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 765 ha, 34.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Germany's 26,100 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,010 ha, 25.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lupins — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1655.6% | 2,599 ha | 45,627 ha |
| 1994 | +419.8% | 500 ha | 2,599 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,510 ha | 14,716 ha | 20,675 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,056 ha | 11,375 ha | 15,544 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,606 ha | 12,200 ha | 15,496 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,460 ha | 500 ha | 15,200 ha | 5 |
| 2000s | 31,046 ha | 19,360 ha | 45,627 ha | 7 |
| 2010s | 23,381 ha | 17,400 ha | 29,600 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,900 ha | 22,300 ha | 31,700 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 lupins — area harvested in Germany?
- Lupins — area harvested in Germany was 26,100 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lupins — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 45,627 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest lupins — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 ha in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for lupins — area harvested?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lupins — area harvested rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 Lupins — 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.