Australia vs Japan: Barley yields
Australia
2.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
2.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
56th
Japan rank
58th
Barley yields over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.87 tonnes per hectare against 2.86 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 56th and Japan ranks 58th of 104 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 0.7319 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.5469 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 2.87 tonnes per hectare against 2.86 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Australia and Japan?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for barley yields?
- Australia ranks 56th and Japan ranks 58th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.