Sour cherries — Area harvested in Germany
Germany: Sour cherries — Area harvested was 1,530 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sour cherries — Area harvested in Germany, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sour cherries — area harvested in Germany is 1,530 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sour cherries — area harvested in Germany peaked at 21,110 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,530 ha, in 2023.
Germany ranks 17th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sour cherries — Area harvested in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 21,110 ha | — |
| 1986 | 19,255 ha | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 19,940 ha | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 19,670 ha | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 19,045 ha | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 18,440 ha | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 20,490 ha | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 19,525 ha | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 14,680 ha | -24.8% |
| 1994 | 14,470 ha | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 11,423 ha | -21.1% |
| 1996 | 10,196 ha | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 3,749 ha | -63.2% |
| 1998 | 4,486 ha | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 5,000 ha | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 4,486 ha | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 4,486 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,880 ha | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 4,197 ha | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 4,231 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4,226 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4,202 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3,426 ha | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 3,405 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3,259 ha | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2,908 ha | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 2,855 ha | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2,279 ha | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 2,212 ha | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 2,170 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2,032 ha | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 2,012 ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,920 ha | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1,920 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,890 ha | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,870 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,800 ha | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 1,570 ha | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 1,530 ha | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1,530 ha | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1,530 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 901.5 ha, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1,530 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 180 ha, 8.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sour cherries — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -63.2% | 10,196 ha | 3,749 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19,804 ha | 19,045 ha | 21,110 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 12,246 ha | 3,749 ha | 20,490 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,980 ha | 3,259 ha | 4,486 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,220 ha | 1,890 ha | 2,908 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,660 ha | 1,530 ha | 1,870 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 sour cherries — area harvested in Germany?
- Sour cherries — area harvested in Germany was 1,530 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sour cherries — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 21,110 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest sour cherries — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,530 ha in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for sour cherries — area harvested?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sour cherries — area harvested rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 Sour cherries — 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.