FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

Onions, dry production in Germany

In 2024 Germany produced 848,440 t of onions, dry, the 25th largest in the world (0.78% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 70%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 20,200 ha, yield 42.0 t/ha.

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Production, 2024: 848,440 t
World rank: 25 of 139
10-year change: +70%
Record: 848,440 t; 2024

Onions, dry in Germany, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

By year

Year	Tonnes	Change	Area harvested, ha	Yield, t/ha
2024	848,440	+12%	20,200	42.00
2023	759,560	+19%	17,430	43.58
2022	638,400	−14%	16,830	37.93
2021	738,540	+17%	16,580	44.54
2020	629,630	+3.7%	14,730	42.74
2019	607,110	+21%	14,390	42.19
2018	503,160	−7.1%	13,580	37.05
2017	541,354	+3.6%	11,781	45.95
2016	522,677	+15%	11,294	46.28
2015	455,348	−9.0%	10,324	44.11
2014	500,472	+23%	10,224	48.95
2013	405,656	−16%	9,691	41.86
2012	484,632	−4.1%	9,512	50.95
2011	505,594	+31%	9,442	53.55
2010	387,114	−11%	8,762	44.18
2009	433,036	+6.2%	8,632	50.17
2008	407,602	+7.9%	8,942	45.58
2007	377,639	+12%	8,388	45.02
2006	337,269	−7.5%	8,525	39.56
2005	364,514	−14%	7,907	46.10
2004	425,858	+57%	9,111	46.74
2003	271,520	−7.2%	7,865	34.52
2002	292,665	+1.9%	6,911	42.35
2001	287,277	−9.3%	7,197	39.92
2000	316,680	+21%	7,526	42.08
1999	262,037	+0.8%	6,618	39.59
1998	260,069	+15%	6,775	38.39
1997	226,661	−19%	5,829	38.89
1996	279,180	+18%	6,906	40.43
1995	236,432	+9.0%	6,590	35.88
1994	216,945	+0.2%	5,773	37.58
1993	216,522	+7.7%	5,263	41.14
1992	200,993	+29%	5,710	35.20
1991	155,530	−27%	4,399	35.36
1990	212,368	−6.4%	6,741	31.50
1989	226,923	+7.8%	7,874	28.82
1988	210,590	+4.2%	7,332	28.72
1987	202,046	+8.6%	6,452	31.32
1986	185,993	−3.3%	6,431	28.92
1985	192,367	+9.4%	6,468	29.74
1984	175,799	+28%	6,631	26.51
1983	137,708	+3.1%	5,879	23.42
1982	133,526	−9.6%	6,036	22.12
1981	147,678	+16%	6,338	23.30
1980	127,773	+17%	6,062	21.08
1979	108,902	−9.9%	5,786	18.82
1978	120,830	+1.0%	5,649	21.39
1977	119,688	+111%	5,401	22.16
1976	56,667	−9.8%	4,977	11.39
1975	62,822	−34%	4,305	14.59
1974	94,721	+68%	4,141	22.87
1973	56,464	−40%	3,833	14.73
1972	93,898	+20%	3,958	23.72
1971	78,012	−24%	3,828	20.38
1970	102,310	+82%	4,223	24.23
1969	56,251	−27%	3,432	16.39
1968	77,166	−13%	3,744	20.61
1967	88,513	+10%	3,770	23.48
1966	80,212	−17%	3,631	22.09
1965	96,697	+29%	4,962	19.49
1964	75,239	+6.9%	5,414	13.90
1963	70,381	+3.5%	5,072	13.88
1962	67,975	−4.4%	4,199	16.19
1961	71,086	—	4,026	17.66

Other large producers

India China United States Egypt Bangladesh Turkey Niger Pakistan Iran Indonesia Algeria Netherlands

All countries producing onions, dry

Other products of Germany

Sugar beet Cow milk Wheat Potatoes Skim milk of cows Barley Beer Maize Raw sugar Pork (pig meat)Rapeseed or canola oil, crude Rapeseed

Agricultural production in Germany

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.