Colombia vs Japan: Barley yields

Colombia
2.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
2.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
59th
Japan rank
58th

Barley yields over time

  • Colombia
  • Japan
1234196119922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.86 tonnes per hectare against 2.79 tonnes per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 59th and Japan ranks 58th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 1.85 tonnes per hectare 2.9 tonnes per hectare 1.05 tonnes per hectare Japan
1970s 1.64 tonnes per hectare 2.9 tonnes per hectare 1.26 tonnes per hectare Japan
1980s 1.75 tonnes per hectare 3.24 tonnes per hectare 1.49 tonnes per hectare Japan
1990s 1.98 tonnes per hectare 3.46 tonnes per hectare 1.48 tonnes per hectare Japan
2000s 1.68 tonnes per hectare 3.43 tonnes per hectare 1.76 tonnes per hectare Japan
2010s 2.12 tonnes per hectare 2.95 tonnes per hectare 0.8298 tonnes per hectare Japan
2020s 2.44 tonnes per hectare 3.48 tonnes per hectare 1.04 tonnes per hectare Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Colombia or Japan?
Japan, at 2.86 tonnes per hectare against 2.79 tonnes per hectare in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Colombia and Japan?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Japan rank globally for barley yields?
Colombia ranks 59th and Japan ranks 58th 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.