Germany's vegetable harvest hit a record high in 2025, with farms across the country collecting more than 4.5 million tonnes, the highest figure recorded since the statistical time series began in 1990, the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden announced Thursday. The total harvest volume rose by around eight percent compared to the previous year, and by around 13 percent compared to the average for the years 2019 to 2024.
Onions were, for the first time since 1990, the vegetable with the largest harvest volume in Germany, around 903,000 tonnes, roughly one fifth more than in 2024. Carrots ranked second with a harvest of just under 866,000 tonnes, followed by white cabbage and pickling cucumbers. The vegetables were grown across almost 132,000 hectares by a total of nearly 6,000 farms across Germany.
Around 16 percent of the cultivated area was managed organically, the Federal Statistical Office added. Organic farms primarily grew carrots, along with pumpkins, onions, and beetroot. Zucchini and peas also accounted for high shares of the total organic vegetable harvest in 2025. According to the statistics, tomatoes, salad cucumbers, and peppers are primarily grown in greenhouses or under plastic coverings. Other vegetables recorded in the 2025 harvest statistics include numerous varieties of cabbage, lettuces, spinach, beans, parsley, chives, rhubarb, and asparagus.
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