Germany vs Ireland: Barley yields
Germany
6.39 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ireland
7.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
Ireland rank
4th
Barley yields over time
- Germany
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7.07 tonnes per hectare against 6.39 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 0.68 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 4th of 104 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.3678 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.2784 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1980s | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 5.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.6338 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1990s | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.4523 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 2000s | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 6.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.7043 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 2010s | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | 7.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 2020s | 6.7 tonnes per hectare | 7.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.686 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Germany or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 7.07 tonnes per hectare against 6.39 tonnes per hectare in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Germany and Ireland?
- 0.68 tonnes per hectare, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for barley yields?
- Germany ranks 6th and Ireland ranks 4th 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
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.