Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Germany
Germany: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0313 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.0313 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Germany peaked at 0.0405 ha per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0235 ha per person, in 1962.
Germany ranks 38th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0242 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0235 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0242 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.025 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.025 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0244 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0253 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0263 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0264 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0268 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0278 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0294 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0291 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0299 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0287 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0306 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0298 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0295 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0299 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0303 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0294 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0277 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0308 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0306 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0305 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0308 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0311 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0321 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0324 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0306 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0307 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0322 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0295 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0299 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0316 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0317 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0332 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0342 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0317 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0361 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0352 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0365 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0359 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0377 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0385 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0378 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0364 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0391 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0394 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0403 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0405 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.038 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0388 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0398 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0402 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0389 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0387 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0366 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0375 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0341 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0353 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0358 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0348 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0313 ha per person | -10.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0313 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0313 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0366 ha per person, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0249 ha per person | 0.0235 ha per person | 0.0264 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0292 ha per person | 0.0268 ha per person | 0.0306 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0306 ha per person | 0.0277 ha per person | 0.0324 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0315 ha per person | 0.0295 ha per person | 0.0342 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0373 ha per person | 0.0352 ha per person | 0.0394 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0389 ha per person | 0.0366 ha per person | 0.0405 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0343 ha per person | 0.0313 ha per person | 0.0358 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 35 Greece 0.0362 ha per person compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 0.0342 ha per person compare
- 37 Kyrgyzstan 0.0333 ha per person compare
- 39 Austria 0.0299 ha per person compare
- 40 Italy 0.0288 ha per person compare
- 41 Tajikistan 0.0256 ha per person 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Germany?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Germany was 0.0313 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0405 ha per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0235 ha per person in 1962.
- How does Germany rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Germany ranks 38th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.