Cereal yield in Germany
Germany: Cereal yield was 7,007 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Germany, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Germany is 7,007 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Germany peaked at 8,050 kg per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,417 kg per hectare, in 1961.
Germany ranks 15th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,078 kg per hectare | 2,417 kg per hectare | 3,620 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,843 kg per hectare | 3,180 kg per hectare | 4,285 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,779 kg per hectare | 4,162 kg per hectare | 5,204 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,018 kg per hectare | 5,336 kg per hectare | 6,700 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,659 kg per hectare | 5,764 kg per hectare | 7,355 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,056 kg per hectare | 6,179 kg per hectare | 8,050 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,066 kg per hectare | 6,998 kg per hectare | 7,133 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 12 Egypt 7,402 kg per hectare compare
- 13 Ireland 7,325 kg per hectare compare
- 14 United Kingdom 7,138 kg per hectare compare
- 16 Netherlands 6,806 kg per hectare compare
- 17 Austria 6,722 kg per hectare compare
- 18 South Korea 6,615 kg per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 14.91 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 44.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.06 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 42.46 million metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 128.58 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Germany?
- Cereal yield in Germany was 7,007 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 8,050 kg per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,417 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Germany rank for cereal yield?
- Germany ranks 15th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.