China vs Italy: Barley yields
China
3.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
3.84 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
39th
Italy rank
36th
Barley yields over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3.84 tonnes per hectare against 3.68 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
China ranks 39th and Italy ranks 36th of 104 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.2635 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.675 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.7015 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.0061 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.2708 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.5212 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, China or Italy?
- Italy, at 3.84 tonnes per hectare against 3.68 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between China and Italy?
- 0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for barley yields?
- China ranks 39th and Italy ranks 36th 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.