FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Rye production in Germany
In 2024 Germany produced 2.6 million t of rye, the largest total in the world (22.3% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 33%. The record was 5.5 million t in 1964. Area harvested: 535,600 ha, yield 4.8 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 2.6 million t
- World rank
- 1 of 62
- 10-year change
- −33%
- Record
- 5.5 million t
- 1964
Rye in Germany, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,584,400 | −17% | 535,600 | 4.83 |
| 2023 | 3,124,200 | −0.3% | 625,400 | 5.00 |
| 2022 | 3,132,300 | −5.8% | 588,500 | 5.32 |
| 2021 | 3,325,600 | −5.3% | 631,000 | 5.27 |
| 2020 | 3,513,400 | +8.5% | 636,000 | 5.52 |
| 2019 | 3,237,600 | +47% | 636,300 | 5.09 |
| 2018 | 2,201,400 | −20% | 523,000 | 4.21 |
| 2017 | 2,737,400 | −14% | 537,300 | 5.09 |
| 2016 | 3,173,800 | −9.0% | 570,900 | 5.56 |
| 2015 | 3,487,800 | −9.5% | 616,000 | 5.66 |
| 2014 | 3,854,400 | −18% | 629,900 | 6.12 |
| 2013 | 4,689,100 | +21% | 784,600 | 5.98 |
| 2012 | 3,878,400 | +54% | 708,500 | 5.47 |
| 2011 | 2,520,900 | −13% | 613,700 | 4.11 |
| 2010 | 2,900,438 | −32% | 627,112 | 4.63 |
| 2009 | 4,270,029 | +14% | 749,398 | 5.70 |
| 2008 | 3,744,245 | +39% | 736,934 | 5.08 |
| 2007 | 2,698,282 | +2.1% | 670,939 | 4.02 |
| 2006 | 2,643,700 | −5.4% | 538,900 | 4.91 |
| 2005 | 2,793,500 | −27% | 549,100 | 5.09 |
| 2004 | 3,829,957 | +68% | 624,945 | 6.13 |
| 2003 | 2,277,416 | −38% | 531,231 | 4.29 |
| 2002 | 3,665,996 | −29% | 728,388 | 5.03 |
| 2001 | 5,132,349 | +24% | 836,981 | 6.13 |
| 2000 | 4,154,095 | −4.0% | 842,685 | 4.93 |
| 1999 | 4,328,712 | −9.3% | 748,170 | 5.79 |
| 1998 | 4,774,799 | +4.3% | 936,395 | 5.10 |
| 1997 | 4,580,140 | +8.7% | 843,426 | 5.43 |
| 1996 | 4,213,855 | −6.8% | 809,052 | 5.21 |
| 1995 | 4,521,270 | +31% | 861,374 | 5.25 |
| 1994 | 3,450,605 | +16% | 722,534 | 4.78 |
| 1993 | 2,983,550 | +23% | 661,812 | 4.51 |
| 1992 | 2,422,466 | −27% | 614,618 | 3.94 |
| 1991 | 3,323,460 | −17% | 710,502 | 4.68 |
| 1990 | 3,988,381 | +2.3% | 1,055,447 | 3.78 |
| 1989 | 3,900,328 | +16% | 1,006,007 | 3.88 |
| 1988 | 3,363,909 | −13% | 984,804 | 3.42 |
| 1987 | 3,881,936 | −7.0% | 1,066,938 | 3.64 |
| 1986 | 4,174,345 | −3.5% | 1,093,860 | 3.82 |
| 1985 | 4,326,425 | −2.6% | 1,116,377 | 3.88 |
| 1984 | 4,441,092 | +20% | 1,157,616 | 3.84 |
| 1983 | 3,691,751 | −1.8% | 1,158,136 | 3.19 |
| 1982 | 3,758,189 | +6.6% | 1,060,132 | 3.55 |
| 1981 | 3,526,418 | −12% | 1,140,359 | 3.09 |
| 1980 | 4,014,909 | +1.8% | 1,225,073 | 3.28 |
| 1979 | 3,944,116 | −9.4% | 1,242,267 | 3.17 |
| 1978 | 4,352,273 | +4.0% | 1,302,464 | 3.34 |
| 1977 | 4,183,697 | +18% | 1,320,762 | 3.17 |
| 1976 | 3,555,156 | −3.6% | 1,263,466 | 2.81 |
| 1975 | 3,687,863 | −18% | 1,217,278 | 3.03 |
| 1974 | 4,508,515 | +5.5% | 1,344,957 | 3.35 |
| 1973 | 4,275,322 | −11% | 1,384,579 | 3.09 |
| 1972 | 4,821,102 | +0.7% | 1,489,460 | 3.24 |
| 1971 | 4,785,268 | +15% | 1,532,156 | 3.12 |
| 1970 | 4,148,214 | −6.4% | 1,545,347 | 2.68 |
| 1969 | 4,432,537 | −14% | 1,563,416 | 2.84 |
| 1968 | 5,125,650 | −0.4% | 1,697,843 | 3.02 |
| 1967 | 5,148,055 | +19% | 1,720,978 | 2.99 |
| 1966 | 4,338,244 | −8.4% | 1,791,115 | 2.42 |
| 1965 | 4,734,743 | −14% | 1,949,987 | 2.43 |
| 1964 | 5,499,179 | +12% | 1,968,949 | 2.79 |
| 1963 | 4,913,880 | +4.7% | 1,959,213 | 2.51 |
| 1962 | 4,691,933 | +17% | 1,903,816 | 2.46 |
| 1961 | 4,019,138 | — | 2,008,314 | 2.00 |
Other large producers
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.