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
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
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.