Tomatoes — Area harvested in Germany
Germany: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 390 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tomatoes — area harvested in Germany stood at 390 ha.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in Germany peaked at 2,474 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 211 ha, in 1993.
That places Germany 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,474 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,293 ha | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 2,330 ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 2,318 ha | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 2,196 ha | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 2,096 ha | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 1,896 ha | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 1,853 ha | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 1,703 ha | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 1,499 ha | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 1,626 ha | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 1,711 ha | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 1,845 ha | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 1,793 ha | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 1,939 ha | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 2,164 ha | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 2,260 ha | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 2,324 ha | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 2,353 ha | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 2,163 ha | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 2,209 ha | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 2,215 ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 2,289 ha | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 2,240 ha | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 2,282 ha | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 2,446 ha | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 2,345 ha | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 2,440 ha | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 2,462 ha | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,458 ha | -40.8% |
| 1991 | 289 ha | -80.2% |
| 1992 | 442 ha | +52.9% |
| 1993 | 211 ha | -52.3% |
| 1994 | 214 ha | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 235 ha | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 410 ha | +74.5% |
| 1997 | 271 ha | -33.9% |
| 1998 | 282 ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 257 ha | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 327 ha | +27.2% |
| 2001 | 324 ha | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 282 ha | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 294 ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 332 ha | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 322 ha | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 279 ha | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 293 ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 308 ha | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 316 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 322 ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 321 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 315 ha | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 332 ha | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 330 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 328 ha | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 337 ha | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 374 ha | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 400 ha | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 390 ha | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 380 ha | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 400 ha | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 380 ha | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 370 ha | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 390 ha | +5.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 390 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 336 ha, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Germany's 390 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,742 ha, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -80.2% | 1,458 ha | 289 ha |
| 1996 | +74.5% | 235 ha | 410 ha |
| 1993 | -52.3% | 442 ha | 211 ha |
| 1992 | +52.9% | 289 ha | 442 ha |
| 1990 | -40.8% | 2,462 ha | 1,458 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,129 ha | 1,703 ha | 2,474 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,951 ha | 1,499 ha | 2,353 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,309 ha | 2,163 ha | 2,462 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 406.9 ha | 211 ha | 1,458 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 307.7 ha | 279 ha | 332 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 344.9 ha | 315 ha | 400 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 384 ha | 370 ha | 400 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 112 New Zealand 464 ha compare
- 113 Eswatini 422 ha compare
- 114 El Salvador 418 ha compare
- 116 Djibouti 358 ha compare
- 117 Qatar 346 ha compare
- 118 Puerto Rico 336 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 tomatoes — area harvested in Germany?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in Germany was 390 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2,474 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 211 ha in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- Germany ranks 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Tomatoes — Area harvested. 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.