Rye — Yield in Germany
Germany: Rye — Yield was 4,825 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye — Yield in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 4,825 kg/ha for rye — yield in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — yield in Germany peaked at 6,132 kg/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,001 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Germany 4th out of 65 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.
Rye — Yield in Germany, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,001 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,464 kg/ha | +23.2% |
| 1963 | 2,508 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 2,793 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 2,428 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 1966 | 2,422 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 2,991 kg/ha | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 3,019 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 2,835 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1970 | 2,684 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 3,123 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 1972 | 3,237 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 3,088 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 3,352 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 3,030 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 2,814 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 3,168 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 3,342 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 3,175 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 3,277 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 3,092 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 3,545 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 3,188 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 3,836 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 3,875 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 3,816 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 3,638 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 3,416 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 3,877 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 3,779 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 4,678 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1992 | 3,941 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 4,508 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 4,776 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 5,249 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 5,208 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 5,430 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 5,099 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 5,786 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 4,930 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 6,132 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 5,033 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 4,287 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 6,128 kg/ha | +43.0% |
| 2005 | 5,087 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 4,906 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 4,022 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 5,081 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 5,698 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 4,625 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 4,108 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 5,474 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 5,976 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 6,119 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 5,662 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 5,559 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 5,095 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 4,209 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 5,088 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 5,524 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 5,270 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 5,322 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 4,996 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 4,825 kg/ha | -3.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 4,825 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,381 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Germany's 4,825 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,150 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,607 kg/ha | 2,001 kg/ha | 3,019 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,101 kg/ha | 2,684 kg/ha | 3,352 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,556 kg/ha | 3,092 kg/ha | 3,877 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,845 kg/ha | 3,779 kg/ha | 5,786 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,130 kg/ha | 4,022 kg/ha | 6,132 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,192 kg/ha | 4,108 kg/ha | 6,119 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,188 kg/ha | 4,825 kg/ha | 5,524 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 Uzbekistan 10,105 kg/ha compare
- 2 Denmark 5,801 kg/ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 2,845 kg/ha compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 2,605 kg/ha compare
- 3 Sweden 5,659 kg/ha compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,226 kg/ha compare
- 5 Chile 4,740 kg/ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 908.1 kg/ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 791.2 kg/ha compare
- 6 Luxembourg 4,697 kg/ha compare
- 7 Czechia 4,347 kg/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 — yield in Germany?
- Rye — yield in Germany was 4,825 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — yield recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6,132 kg/ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest rye — yield recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,001 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for rye — yield?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — yield rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Rye — 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.