Yields of important staple crops in Germany
Germany: Yields of important staple crops was 7.08 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.08
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
5th
of 125 countries
All-time high
8.63
in 2014
All-time low
0.99
in 1850
Years of data
68
1850–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Germany, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Germany recorded 7.08 for yields of important staple crops in 2024.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Germany peaked at 8.63 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.99, in 1850.
That places Germany 5th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.62 | 2.62 | 2.62 | 1 |
| 1960s | 3.52 | 2.86 | 4.22 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.34 | 3.73 | 4.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.56 | 4.74 | 6.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.86 | 5.98 | 7.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.43 | 6.5 | 8.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.56 | 6.67 | 8.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.44 | 7.08 | 7.82 | 5 |
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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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.8714 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.8714 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.06 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Germany?
- Yields of important staple crops in Germany was 7.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 8.63 in 2014.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 in 1850.
- How does Germany rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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