France vs Zimbabwe: Barley yields

France
5.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
5.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
17th
Zimbabwe rank
15th

Barley yields over time

  • France
  • Zimbabwe
234567196119922024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 5.46 tonnes per hectare against 5.35 tonnes per hectare in France, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 15th of 104 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 2.99 tonnes per hectare 3.32 tonnes per hectare 0.3333 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
1970s 3.56 tonnes per hectare 4.18 tonnes per hectare 0.618 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
1980s 4.8 tonnes per hectare 5.2 tonnes per hectare 0.4074 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
1990s 5.92 tonnes per hectare 5.3 tonnes per hectare 0.6172 tonnes per hectare France
2000s 6.3 tonnes per hectare 5.4 tonnes per hectare 0.8933 tonnes per hectare France
2010s 6.39 tonnes per hectare 5.47 tonnes per hectare 0.9234 tonnes per hectare France
2020s 5.97 tonnes per hectare 5.46 tonnes per hectare 0.5013 tonnes per hectare France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, France or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 5.46 tonnes per hectare against 5.35 tonnes per hectare in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between France and Zimbabwe?
0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Zimbabwe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do France and Zimbabwe rank globally for barley yields?
France ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 15th 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.