Poppy seed — Area harvested in Germany
Germany: Poppy seed — Area harvested was 5,227 ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Poppy seed — Area harvested in Germany, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 5,227 ha for poppy seed — area harvested in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poppy seed — area harvested in Germany peaked at 7,951 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 831 ha, in 1969.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Poppy seed — Area harvested in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,507 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,951 ha | +76.4% |
| 1963 | 6,671 ha | -16.1% |
| 1964 | 4,718 ha | -29.3% |
| 1965 | 3,320 ha | -29.6% |
| 1966 | 2,635 ha | -20.6% |
| 1967 | 2,069 ha | -21.5% |
| 1968 | 1,222 ha | -40.9% |
| 1969 | 831 ha | -32.0% |
| 1970 | 1,288 ha | +55.0% |
| 1971 | 1,219 ha | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 1,465 ha | +20.2% |
| 1973 | 2,407 ha | +64.3% |
| 1974 | 2,791 ha | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 2,468 ha | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 2,089 ha | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 2,207 ha | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 4,747 ha | +115.1% |
| 1979 | 4,525 ha | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 4,341 ha | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 4,842 ha | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 5,365 ha | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 6,940 ha | +29.4% |
| 1984 | 7,550 ha | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 6,952 ha | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 5,621 ha | -19.1% |
| 1987 | 5,025 ha | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 4,030 ha | -19.8% |
| 1989 | 4,961 ha | +23.1% |
| 1990 | 4,500 ha | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 4,307 ha | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 4,166 ha | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 4,000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 3,981 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 3,800 ha | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 3,892 ha | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 3,865 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3,849 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 3,852 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3,876 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3,931 ha | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4,133 ha | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 4,280 ha | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 4,524 ha | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 4,563 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4,590 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 4,638 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 4,679 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,750 ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 4,861 ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 5,300 ha | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 5,500 ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 5,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,400 ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4,953 ha | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 5,341 ha | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 5,227 ha | -2.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 5,227 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,144 ha, 1.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Germany's 5,227 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,213 ha, 1.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poppy seed — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +115.1% | 2,207 ha | 4,747 ha |
| 1962 | +76.4% | 4,507 ha | 7,951 ha |
| 1973 | +64.3% | 1,465 ha | 2,407 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,769 ha | 831 ha | 7,951 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,521 ha | 1,219 ha | 4,747 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,563 ha | 4,030 ha | 7,550 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,021 ha | 3,800 ha | 4,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,396 ha | 3,876 ha | 4,750 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,260 ha | 4,861 ha | 5,500 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 poppy seed — area harvested in Germany?
- Poppy seed — area harvested in Germany was 5,227 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 7,951 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest poppy seed — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 831 ha in 1969.
- How does Germany rank for poppy seed — area harvested?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 18 countries with data for 2017.
- Is poppy seed — area harvested rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 Poppy seed — 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.