Pulses, Total — Production in Germany
Germany: Pulses, Total — Production was 814,800 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pulses, Total — Production in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Germany recorded 814,800 t for pulses, total — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.9% on the previous year and up 172.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — production in Germany peaked at 814,800 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 104,047 t, in 1976.
Germany ranks 25th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pulses, Total — Production in Germany, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220,376 t | — |
| 1962 | 282,569 t | +28.2% |
| 1963 | 248,013 t | -12.2% |
| 1964 | 255,749 t | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 280,107 t | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 255,034 t | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 276,356 t | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 231,376 t | -16.3% |
| 1969 | 211,969 t | -8.4% |
| 1970 | 189,407 t | -10.6% |
| 1971 | 206,489 t | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 159,147 t | -22.9% |
| 1973 | 159,316 t | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 177,736 t | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 163,812 t | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 104,047 t | -36.5% |
| 1977 | 124,600 t | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 129,462 t | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 133,200 t | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 106,980 t | -19.7% |
| 1981 | 108,300 t | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 131,802 t | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 119,118 t | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 150,979 t | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 224,832 t | +48.9% |
| 1986 | 349,579 t | +55.5% |
| 1987 | 588,787 t | +68.4% |
| 1988 | 524,638 t | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 416,404 t | -20.6% |
| 1990 | 305,937 t | -26.5% |
| 1991 | 241,516 t | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 194,012 t | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 276,480 t | +42.5% |
| 1994 | 299,387 t | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 353,416 t | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 426,315 t | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 535,623 t | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 722,426 t | +34.9% |
| 1999 | 742,035 t | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 503,387 t | -32.2% |
| 2001 | 669,916 t | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 504,122 t | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 534,710 t | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 594,099 t | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 473,867 t | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 395,717 t | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 269,684 t | -31.8% |
| 2008 | 227,552 t | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 253,285 t | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 267,589 t | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 259,601 t | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 248,565 t | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 237,173 t | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 299,221 t | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 462,068 t | +54.4% |
| 2016 | 507,576 t | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 552,841 t | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 471,200 t | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 523,300 t | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 697,400 t | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 718,400 t | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 755,100 t | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 617,577 t | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 814,800 t | +31.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 814,800 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,515 t, 26.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Germany's 814,800 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53,677 t, 15.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 251,283 t | 211,969 t | 282,569 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 154,722 t | 104,047 t | 206,489 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 272,142 t | 106,980 t | 588,787 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 409,715 t | 194,012 t | 742,035 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 442,634 t | 227,552 t | 669,916 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 382,913 t | 237,173 t | 552,841 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 720,655 t | 617,577 t | 814,800 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 22 Argentina 840,892 t compare
- 23 Uganda 836,988 t compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 814,909 t compare
- 26 Bangladesh 711,401 t compare
- 26 Caribbean 261,042 t compare
- 27 Ethiopia PDR 706,015 t compare
- 28 Cameroon 680,403 t compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 54,159 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 pulses, total — production in Germany?
- Pulses, total — production in Germany was 814,800 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, total — production recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 814,800 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — production recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,047 t in 1976.
- How does Germany rank for pulses, total — production?
- Germany ranks 25th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — production rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.3%. 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 Pulses, Total — 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.