Finland vs Kenya: Barley yields

Finland
3.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya
3.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Finland rank
40th
Kenya rank
43rd

Barley yields over time

  • Finland
  • Kenya
1234196119922024

How they compare

Finland currently reports 3.66 tonnes per hectare against 3.46 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 43rd of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 1.84 tonnes per hectare 1.24 tonnes per hectare 0.5987 tonnes per hectare Finland
1970s 2.51 tonnes per hectare 1.07 tonnes per hectare 1.44 tonnes per hectare Finland
1980s 2.71 tonnes per hectare 1.89 tonnes per hectare 0.8205 tonnes per hectare Finland
1990s 3.22 tonnes per hectare 1.96 tonnes per hectare 1.26 tonnes per hectare Finland
2000s 3.49 tonnes per hectare 3.07 tonnes per hectare 0.4182 tonnes per hectare Finland
2010s 3.66 tonnes per hectare 3.61 tonnes per hectare 0.0513 tonnes per hectare Finland
2020s 3.39 tonnes per hectare 2.85 tonnes per hectare 0.5391 tonnes per hectare Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Finland or Kenya?
Finland, at 3.66 tonnes per hectare against 3.46 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Finland and Kenya?
0.2 tonnes per hectare, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Kenya?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Finland and Kenya rank globally for barley yields?
Finland ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 43rd 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.