Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Germany

Land under cereal production in Germany in 2023 — 6,059,800 ha. Ranked 29 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 15.1%.

2023 6.06M ha −0.68% vs 2022
World rank 29of 180
Period maximum 7.88M ha1978
Period minimum 6.05M ha2021

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Germany, 1961–20236M6.5M7M7.5M8M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 7,138,919 ha1963: 7,168,885 ha1965: 7,229,500 ha1967: 7,286,316 ha1969: 7,499,085 ha1971: 7,571,500 ha1973: 7,662,538 ha1975: 7,805,553 ha1977: 7,800,601 ha1979: 7,723,359 ha1981: 7,614,540 ha1983: 7,582,053 ha1985: 7,403,403 ha1987: 7,157,693 ha1989: 7,087,608 ha1991: 6,559,828 ha1993: 6,223,589 ha1995: 6,526,733 ha1997: 7,014,075 ha1999: 6,634,681 ha2001: 7,045,736 ha2003: 6,839,431 ha2005: 6,839,000 ha2007: 6,571,690 ha2009: 6,908,443 ha2011: 6,490,900 ha2013: 6,526,000 ha2015: 6,517,500 ha2017: 6,266,500 ha2019: 6,372,600 ha2021: 6,053,000 ha2023: 6,059,800 ha
Change over the period: −1.08M (−15.12%) Average annual rate: -0.26 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 6.06M ha
World 738M ha
Western Europe computed 16.31M ha
High-income countries computed 188M ha
Land under cereal production — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 6.06M −41,600 −0.68%
2022 6.1M +48,400 +0.8%
2021 6.05M −12,200 −0.2%
2020 6.07M −307,400 −4.82%
2019 6.37M +231,000 +3.76%
2018 6.14M −124,900 −1.99%
2017 6.27M −49,800 −0.79%
2016 6.32M −201,200 −3.09%
2015 6.52M +56,800 +0.88%
2014 6.46M −65,300 −1%
2013 6.53M +8,100 +0.12%
2012 6.52M +27,000 +0.42%
2011 6.49M −96,582 −1.47%
2010 6.59M −320,961 −4.65%
2009 6.91M −129,976 −1.85%
2008 7.04M +466,729 +7.1%
2007 6.57M −130,510 −1.95%
2006 6.7M −136,800 −2%
2005 6.84M −107,946 −1.55%
2004 6.95M +107,515 +1.57%
2003 6.84M −101,551 −1.46%
2002 6.94M −104,754 −1.49%
2001 7.05M +30,046 +0.43%
2000 7.02M +381,009 +5.74%
1999 6.63M −406,952 −5.78%
1998 7.04M +27,558 +0.39%
1997 7.01M +306,704 +4.57%
1996 6.71M +180,638 +2.77%
1995 6.53M +291,327 +4.67%
1994 6.24M +11,817 +0.19%
1993 6.22M −290,863 −4.46%
1992 6.51M −45,376 −0.69%
1991 6.56M −385,034 −5.54%
1990 6.94M −142,746 −2.01%
1989 7.09M −50,735 −0.71%
1988 7.14M −19,350 −0.27%
1987 7.16M −169,461 −2.31%
1986 7.33M −76,249 −1.03%
1985 7.4M −109,289 −1.45%
1984 7.51M −69,361 −0.91%
1983 7.58M −1,890 −0.02%
1982 7.58M −30,597 −0.4%
1981 7.61M −123,439 −1.6%
1980 7.74M +14,620 +0.19%
1979 7.72M −155,487 −1.97%
1978 7.88M +78,245 +1%
1977 7.8M −15,753 −0.2%
1976 7.82M +10,801 +0.14%
1975 7.81M +62,440 +0.81%
1974 7.74M +80,575 +1.05%
1973 7.66M +29,011 +0.38%
1972 7.63M +62,027 +0.82%
1971 7.57M +100,900 +1.35%
1970 7.47M −28,485 −0.38%
1969 7.5M +67,862 +0.91%
1968 7.43M +144,907 +1.99%
1967 7.29M +79,083 +1.1%
1966 7.21M −22,267 −0.31%
1965 7.23M −56,322 −0.77%
1964 7.29M +116,937 +1.63%
1963 7.17M +23,200 +0.32%
1962 7.15M +6,766 +0.09%
1961 7.14M

Western Europe, 2023

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About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.