Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Germany
Germany: Plums and sloes — Area harvested was 4,770 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Germany, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plums and sloes — area harvested in Germany is 4,770 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — area harvested in Germany peaked at 71,730 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3,849 ha, in 2015.
Germany ranks 35th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plums and sloes — Area harvested in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 71,730 ha | — |
| 1986 | 58,360 ha | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 58,930 ha | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 70,700 ha | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 53,480 ha | -24.4% |
| 1990 | 54,940 ha | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 27,963 ha | -49.1% |
| 1992 | 8,661 ha | -69.0% |
| 1993 | 4,900 ha | -43.4% |
| 1994 | 4,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,400 ha | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 4,519 ha | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 4,562 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4,562 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,590 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 4,533 ha | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4,539 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 4,534 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,549 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4,545 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,863 ha | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 3,856 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,853 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,849 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3,855 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,191 ha | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 4,820 ha | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 4,830 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4,840 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 4,850 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4,790 ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 4,770 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4,770 ha | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 4,770 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 610 ha, 7.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Germany's 4,770 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,559 ha, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plums and sloes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -69.0% | 27,963 ha | 8,661 ha |
| 1991 | -49.1% | 54,940 ha | 27,963 ha |
| 1993 | -43.4% | 8,661 ha | 4,900 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62,640 ha | 53,480 ha | 71,730 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 12,736 ha | 4,900 ha | 54,940 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,764 ha | 4,519 ha | 5,400 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,221 ha | 3,849 ha | 4,830 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,804 ha | 4,770 ha | 4,850 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 32 Pakistan 5,761 ha compare
- 33 Afghanistan 5,626 ha compare
- 34 Azerbaijan 4,954 ha compare
- 36 Australia and New Zealand 4,218 ha compare
- 37 Montenegro 4,074 ha compare
- 38 Croatia 4,040 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 plums and sloes — area harvested in Germany?
- Plums and sloes — area harvested in Germany was 4,770 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 71,730 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,849 ha in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for plums and sloes — area harvested?
- Germany ranks 35th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — area harvested rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 Plums and sloes — 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.