Rye — Area harvested in Germany
Germany: Rye — Area harvested was 535,600 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rye — Area harvested in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 535,600 ha for rye — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Germany peaked at 2.01 million ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 523,000 ha, in 2018.
Germany ranks 4th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rye — Area harvested in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.01 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.90 million ha | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 1.96 million ha | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 1.97 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.95 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 1.79 million ha | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 1.72 million ha | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 1.70 million ha | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.56 million ha | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 1.55 million ha | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 1.53 million ha | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.49 million ha | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.38 million ha | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 1.34 million ha | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 1.22 million ha | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 1.26 million ha | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.32 million ha | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 1.30 million ha | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.24 million ha | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 1.23 million ha | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.14 million ha | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 1.06 million ha | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.16 million ha | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 1.16 million ha | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.12 million ha | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 1.09 million ha | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.07 million ha | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 984,804 ha | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 million ha | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.06 million ha | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 710,502 ha | -32.7% |
| 1992 | 614,618 ha | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 661,812 ha | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 722,534 ha | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 861,374 ha | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 809,052 ha | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 843,426 ha | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 936,395 ha | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 748,170 ha | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 842,685 ha | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 836,981 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 728,388 ha | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 531,231 ha | -27.1% |
| 2004 | 624,945 ha | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 549,100 ha | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 538,900 ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 670,939 ha | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 736,934 ha | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 749,398 ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 627,112 ha | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 613,700 ha | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 708,500 ha | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 784,600 ha | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 629,900 ha | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 616,000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 570,900 ha | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 537,300 ha | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 523,000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 636,300 ha | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 636,000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 631,000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 588,500 ha | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 625,400 ha | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 535,600 ha | -14.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 535,600 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 12,740 ha, 42.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Germany's 535,600 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,750 ha, 79.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 million ha | 1.56 million ha | 2.01 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.36 million ha | 1.22 million ha | 1.55 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million ha | 984,804 ha | 1.23 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 796,333 ha | 614,618 ha | 1.06 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 680,950 ha | 531,231 ha | 842,685 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 624,731 ha | 523,000 ha | 784,600 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 603,300 ha | 535,600 ha | 636,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 USSR 8.58 million ha compare
- 2 Poland 682,180 ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 90,329 ha compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 52,855 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 580,000 ha compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 562 ha compare
- 5 Belarus 340,000 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 491 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 355 ha compare
- 6 China 166,529 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 166,529 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 rye — area harvested in Germany?
- Rye — area harvested in Germany was 535,600 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 523,000 ha in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for rye — area harvested?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rye — 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.