Yields of key staple crops in Germany
Germany: Yields of key staple crops was 7.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Germany stood at 7.08 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Germany peaked at 8.63 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.86 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Germany ranks 5th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | 7.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.43 tonnes per hectare | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 8.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | 8.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | 7.82 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 3 United Kingdom 7.28 tonnes per hectare compare
- 4 Zambia 7.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 Namibia 7.07 tonnes per hectare compare
- 7 Denmark 7.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 8 Netherlands 6.97 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 44.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 14.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 17.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.06 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Germany?
- Yields of key staple crops in Germany was 7.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 8.63 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.