Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Germany
Germany: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield was 1,220 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Germany, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Germany is 1,220 kg/ha, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Germany peaked at 1,670 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 478.5 kg/ha, in 1963.
Germany ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Yield in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 503.6 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 565.1 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 478.5 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1964 | 577 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1965 | 662.7 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1966 | 646.5 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 819.7 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 1968 | 841 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 635.5 kg/ha | -24.4% |
| 1970 | 709 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1971 | 762.8 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 801.9 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 751.6 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 954.4 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 940.1 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 892.9 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 951.1 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 979 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 810.1 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 969.8 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 861.9 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 1,013 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 897.8 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 924.6 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1,076 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 1,152 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 1,064 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 1,164 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 1,213 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 1,085 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 1,176 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 942 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 1,049 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 964.9 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 1,143 kg/ha | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 825.5 kg/ha | -27.8% |
| 1997 | 1,109 kg/ha | +34.3% |
| 1998 | 1,199 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 1,193 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,170 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,349 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 1,113 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 1,073 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,531 kg/ha | +42.7% |
| 2005 | 1,405 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 1,389 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,294 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1,407 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 1,606 kg/ha | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 1,456 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 1,091 kg/ha | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 1,380 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 2013 | 1,474 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 1,670 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 1,451 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 1,288 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 1,220 kg/ha | -5.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1,220 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 871.3 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1,220 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 720.45 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 636.62 kg/ha | 478.5 kg/ha | 841 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 855.29 kg/ha | 709 kg/ha | 979 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,034 kg/ha | 861.9 kg/ha | 1,213 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,069 kg/ha | 825.5 kg/ha | 1,199 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,334 kg/ha | 1,073 kg/ha | 1,606 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,379 kg/ha | 1,091 kg/ha | 1,670 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Germany?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield in Germany was 1,220 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,670 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 478.5 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Germany rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield?
- Germany ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — yield rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil 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.