China vs Finland: Barley yields
China
3.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Finland
3.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
39th
Finland rank
40th
Barley yields over time
- China
- Finland
How they compare
China currently reports 3.68 tonnes per hectare against 3.66 tonnes per hectare in Finland, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.
China ranks 39th and Finland ranks 40th of 104 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.6575 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.8422 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.0892 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 1990s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.5945 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 2000s | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 0.1077 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 0.095 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.2642 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, China or Finland?
- China, at 3.68 tonnes per hectare against 3.66 tonnes per hectare in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between China and Finland?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Finland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Finland rank globally for barley yields?
- China ranks 39th and Finland ranks 40th 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.