Ethiopia vs Guatemala: Barley yields

Ethiopia
2.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala
2.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
67th
Guatemala rank
69th

Barley yields over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Guatemala
1234196119922024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2.35 tonnes per hectare against 2.2 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 67th and Guatemala ranks 69th of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guatemala Difference Ahead
1990s 1.04 tonnes per hectare 2.33 tonnes per hectare 1.29 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2000s 1.22 tonnes per hectare 2.4 tonnes per hectare 1.17 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2010s 1.8 tonnes per hectare 1.93 tonnes per hectare 0.1263 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2020s 2.25 tonnes per hectare 2.21 tonnes per hectare 0.0405 tonnes per hectare Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Ethiopia or Guatemala?
Ethiopia, at 2.35 tonnes per hectare against 2.2 tonnes per hectare in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Ethiopia and Guatemala?
0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guatemala?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Guatemala rank globally for barley yields?
Ethiopia ranks 67th and Guatemala ranks 69th 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.