BZL shows degree of self-sufficiency in Germany for the year 2021
For fruit, one fifth of the self-sufficiency level in 2021 could be covered by domestic production. The share of vegetables was almost twice as high.
The situation is different for potatoes: Here, the degree of self-sufficiency in 2021 was 150 %.
On average over the past ten years, the degree of self-sufficiency in foodstuffs was 83 %, according to the Federal Institute for
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