Austria vs United Kingdom: Barley yields

Austria
5.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United Kingdom
5.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Austria rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Barley yields over time

  • Austria
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 5.94 tonnes per hectare against 5.73 tonnes per hectare in Austria, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Austria ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 104 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 2.93 tonnes per hectare 3.58 tonnes per hectare 0.6447 tonnes per hectare United Kingdom
1970s 3.51 tonnes per hectare 3.91 tonnes per hectare 0.3988 tonnes per hectare United Kingdom
1980s 4.25 tonnes per hectare 4.87 tonnes per hectare 0.6197 tonnes per hectare United Kingdom
1990s 4.67 tonnes per hectare 5.54 tonnes per hectare 0.874 tonnes per hectare United Kingdom
2000s 4.52 tonnes per hectare 5.76 tonnes per hectare 1.24 tonnes per hectare United Kingdom
2010s 5.38 tonnes per hectare 6.05 tonnes per hectare 0.664 tonnes per hectare United Kingdom
2020s 6.14 tonnes per hectare 6.13 tonnes per hectare 0.0104 tonnes per hectare Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Austria or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 5.94 tonnes per hectare against 5.73 tonnes per hectare in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Austria and United Kingdom?
0.21 tonnes per hectare, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for barley yields?
Austria ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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

Indicator
Barley yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 5,512 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.