Brazil vs Kenya: Barley yields
Brazil
3.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya
3.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
41st
Kenya rank
43rd
Barley yields over time
- Brazil
- Kenya
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.65 tonnes per hectare against 3.46 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Brazil ranks 41st and Kenya ranks 43rd of 104 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8445 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.395 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.0433 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.5394 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.1463 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.663 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.4531 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.7822 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Brazil or Kenya?
- Brazil, at 3.65 tonnes per hectare against 3.46 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Brazil and Kenya?
- 0.19 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Kenya rank globally for barley yields?
- Brazil ranks 41st and Kenya ranks 43rd 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.