In 2024, wine was grown on 103,295 hectares in Germany. The area under vines thus decreased compared with 2023 (- 392 hectares). White grape varieties increased by 0.1 % or 45 hectares to 71,423 hectares. Red grape varieties decreased by 1.4% or 438 hectares to 31,872 hectares. Rhineland-Palatinate had the largest area under vines with 65,091 hectares, while the smallest area under vines was in Schleswig-Holstein with 26 hectares.
Regionally, the areas under vines grew the most in percentage terms from 2023 to 2024 in the following growing regions: Sachsen increased by 1.4% or 7 hectares to 529 hectares, Rheinhessen by 0.6% or 171 hectares to 27,671 hectares, and Saale-Unstrut by 0.5% or 4 hectares to 858 hectares.
In percentage terms, the areas under vines decreased the most in the following growing regions: Württemberg decreased by 1.9% or 213 hectares to 11,179 hectares, Mittelrhein by 1.9% or 9 hectares to 451 hectares and Baden by 1.4% or 225 hectares to 15,454 hectares.