Brazil vs China: Barley yields

Brazil
3.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China
3.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
41st
China rank
39th

Barley yields over time

  • Brazil
  • China
1234196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 3.68 tonnes per hectare against 3.65 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

Brazil ranks 41st and China ranks 39th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8445 tonnes per hectare 1.18 tonnes per hectare 0.3362 tonnes per hectare China
1970s 1.03 tonnes per hectare 1.67 tonnes per hectare 0.6434 tonnes per hectare China
1980s 1.36 tonnes per hectare 2.63 tonnes per hectare 1.27 tonnes per hectare China
1990s 1.81 tonnes per hectare 2.63 tonnes per hectare 0.8149 tonnes per hectare China
2000s 2.4 tonnes per hectare 3.59 tonnes per hectare 1.19 tonnes per hectare China
2010s 3.16 tonnes per hectare 3.56 tonnes per hectare 0.4094 tonnes per hectare China
2020s 3.63 tonnes per hectare 3.66 tonnes per hectare 0.0211 tonnes per hectare China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Brazil or China?
China, at 3.68 tonnes per hectare against 3.65 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Brazil and China?
0.03 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for barley yields?
Brazil ranks 41st and China ranks 39th 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.