Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Germany
Germany: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 24 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Germany, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Germany recorded 24 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Germany peaked at 29 percent in 2002 and was at its lowest, 24 percent, in 2020.
That places Germany 174th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28 percent | — |
| 2002 | 29 percent | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 percent | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 28 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27 percent | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26 percent | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 25 percent | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 24 percent | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 24 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.22 percent | 28 percent | 29 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.8 percent | 25 percent | 28 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 24 percent | 24 percent | 24 percent | 2 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.1985 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Germany?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Germany was 24 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 29 percent in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 percent in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Germany ranks 174th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.