Americas vs Spain: Barley — Area harvested

Americas
5.28 million ha
in 2024
Spain
2.26 million ha
in 2024
Americas rank
6th
Spain rank
8th

Barley — Area harvested over time

  • Americas
  • Spain
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M196119922024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 5.28 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Spain, a difference of 3.02 million ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.3 times Spain's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 6th and Spain ranks 8th of 30 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 8.39 million ha 1.55 million ha 6.83 million ha Americas
1970s 9.51 million ha 2.98 million ha 6.53 million ha Americas
1980s 9.51 million ha 4.00 million ha 5.51 million ha Americas
1990s 7.95 million ha 3.74 million ha 4.21 million ha Americas
2000s 6.51 million ha 3.18 million ha 3.33 million ha Americas
2010s 5.32 million ha 2.69 million ha 2.63 million ha Americas
2020s 5.71 million ha 2.45 million ha 3.26 million ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley — area harvested, Americas or Spain?
Americas, at 5.28 million ha against 2.26 million ha in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley — area harvested between Americas and Spain?
3.02 million ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Spain rank globally for barley — area harvested?
Americas ranks 6th and Spain ranks 8th of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Barley — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 7,699 data points, 1961–2024
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