Rape or colza seed — Yield in Germany
Germany: Rape or colza seed — Yield was 3,337 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rape or colza seed — Yield in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 3,337 kg/ha for rape or colza seed — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rape or colza seed — yield in Germany peaked at 4,481 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,505 kg/ha, in 1963.
That places Germany 7th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rape or colza seed — Yield in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,565 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,886 kg/ha | +20.5% |
| 1963 | 1,505 kg/ha | -20.2% |
| 1964 | 1,694 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1965 | 1,941 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1966 | 1,920 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 2,401 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 2,384 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 1,786 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1970 | 1,996 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 2,142 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 2,225 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 2,035 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 2,574 kg/ha | +26.5% |
| 1975 | 2,536 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 2,414 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 2,569 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 2,646 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 2,180 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 2,613 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 2,319 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 2,719 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 2,426 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 2,498 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 2,888 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 3,084 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 2,828 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 3,085 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 3,242 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 2,891 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 3,130 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 2,613 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 2,829 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 2,738 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 3,186 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 2,308 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 1997 | 3,136 kg/ha | +35.9% |
| 1998 | 3,364 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 3,576 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 3,326 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 3,656 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 2,968 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 2,871 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 4,112 kg/ha | +43.2% |
| 2005 | 3,759 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 3,734 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3,437 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 3,761 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 4,287 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 3,899 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 2,912 kg/ha | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 3,691 kg/ha | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 3,947 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 4,481 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 3,903 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 3,454 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 3,271 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 2,994 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 3,303 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 3,683 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 3,501 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 3,947 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 3,580 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 3,337 kg/ha | -6.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 3,337 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,758 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Germany's 3,337 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,752 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,898 kg/ha | 1,505 kg/ha | 2,401 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,332 kg/ha | 1,996 kg/ha | 2,646 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,770 kg/ha | 2,319 kg/ha | 3,242 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,977 kg/ha | 2,308 kg/ha | 3,576 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,591 kg/ha | 2,871 kg/ha | 4,287 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,586 kg/ha | 2,912 kg/ha | 4,481 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,610 kg/ha | 3,337 kg/ha | 3,947 kg/ha | 5 |
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 rape or colza seed — yield in Germany?
- Rape or colza seed — yield in Germany was 3,337 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rape or colza seed — yield recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4,481 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest rape or colza seed — yield recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,505 kg/ha in 1963.
- How does Germany rank for rape or colza seed — yield?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rape or colza seed — yield rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. 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 Rape or colza seed — Yield. 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.