Plums and sloes — Production in Germany
Germany: Plums and sloes — Production was 49,290 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Plums and sloes — Production in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, plums and sloes — production in Germany stood at 49,290 t.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plums and sloes — production in Germany peaked at 944,959 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 23,885 t, in 2017.
That places Germany 27th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 — Production in Germany, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 944,959 t | — |
| 1962 | 310,746 t | -67.1% |
| 1963 | 719,044 t | +131.4% |
| 1964 | 345,599 t | -51.9% |
| 1965 | 541,382 t | +56.7% |
| 1966 | 724,159 t | +33.8% |
| 1967 | 406,669 t | -43.8% |
| 1968 | 825,164 t | +102.9% |
| 1969 | 573,694 t | -30.5% |
| 1970 | 621,856 t | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 570,618 t | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 421,459 t | -26.1% |
| 1973 | 488,733 t | +16.0% |
| 1974 | 438,327 t | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 215,311 t | -50.9% |
| 1976 | 526,214 t | +144.4% |
| 1977 | 392,619 t | -25.4% |
| 1978 | 537,020 t | +36.8% |
| 1979 | 479,144 t | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 632,107 t | +31.9% |
| 1981 | 177,835 t | -71.9% |
| 1982 | 686,549 t | +286.1% |
| 1983 | 434,928 t | -36.7% |
| 1984 | 554,120 t | +27.4% |
| 1985 | 583,729 t | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 494,009 t | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 372,000 t | -24.7% |
| 1988 | 574,109 t | +54.3% |
| 1989 | 359,624 t | -37.4% |
| 1990 | 358,000 t | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 198,600 t | -44.5% |
| 1992 | 62,800 t | -68.4% |
| 1993 | 31,200 t | -50.3% |
| 1994 | 40,600 t | +30.1% |
| 1995 | 33,200 t | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 39,000 t | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 32,200 t | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 47,800 t | +48.4% |
| 1999 | 54,900 t | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 60,300 t | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 40,900 t | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 45,800 t | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 47,873 t | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 77,837 t | +62.6% |
| 2005 | 40,114 t | -48.5% |
| 2006 | 51,523 t | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 65,290 t | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 31,363 t | -52.0% |
| 2009 | 73,102 t | +133.1% |
| 2010 | 49,260 t | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 58,741 t | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 35,567 t | -39.5% |
| 2013 | 48,536 t | +36.5% |
| 2014 | 56,343 t | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 46,920 t | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 37,783 t | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 23,885 t | -36.8% |
| 2018 | 70,120 t | +193.6% |
| 2019 | 52,140 t | -25.6% |
| 2020 | 51,320 t | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 44,460 t | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 51,370 t | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 49,630 t | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 49,290 t | -0.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 49,290 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,018 t, 7.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 49,290 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,930 t, 3.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Plums and sloes — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +286.1% | 177,835 t | 686,549 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 599,046 t | 310,746 t | 944,959 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 469,130 t | 215,311 t | 621,856 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 486,901 t | 177,835 t | 686,549 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,830 t | 31,200 t | 358,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,410 t | 31,363 t | 77,837 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,930 t | 23,885 t | 70,120 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,214 t | 44,460 t | 51,370 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 24 Bulgaria 60,800 t compare
- 25 Libya 56,744 t compare
- 25 Caribbean 343.46 t compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 50,500 t compare
- 28 Egypt 49,066 t compare
- 29 Afghanistan 48,495 t compare
- 30 Azerbaijan 44,727 t 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 — production in Germany?
- Plums and sloes — production in Germany was 49,290 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plums and sloes — production recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 944,959 t in 1961.
- What is the lowest plums and sloes — production recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,885 t in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for plums and sloes — production?
- Germany ranks 27th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plums and sloes — production rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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 — Production. 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.