Colombia vs Mexico: Barley yields

Colombia
2.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
2.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
59th
Mexico rank
60th

Barley yields over time

  • Colombia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2.79 tonnes per hectare against 2.75 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 60th of 104 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 1.85 tonnes per hectare 0.8475 tonnes per hectare 1 tonnes per hectare Colombia
1970s 1.64 tonnes per hectare 1.46 tonnes per hectare 0.1813 tonnes per hectare Colombia
1980s 1.75 tonnes per hectare 1.87 tonnes per hectare 0.1187 tonnes per hectare Mexico
1990s 1.98 tonnes per hectare 2.03 tonnes per hectare 0.0493 tonnes per hectare Mexico
2000s 1.68 tonnes per hectare 2.56 tonnes per hectare 0.8798 tonnes per hectare Mexico
2010s 2.12 tonnes per hectare 2.63 tonnes per hectare 0.5085 tonnes per hectare Mexico
2020s 2.44 tonnes per hectare 2.89 tonnes per hectare 0.4537 tonnes per hectare Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Colombia or Mexico?
Colombia, at 2.79 tonnes per hectare against 2.75 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Colombia and Mexico?
0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for barley yields?
Colombia ranks 59th and Mexico ranks 60th 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.