Germany vs United Kingdom: Barley yields
Germany
6.39 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United Kingdom
5.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
9th
Barley yields over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 6.39 tonnes per hectare against 5.94 tonnes per hectare in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.45 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 104 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.3817 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.0054 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.1752 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.0231 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.181 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2010s | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.4735 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2020s | 6.7 tonnes per hectare | 6.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.5729 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Germany or United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 6.39 tonnes per hectare against 5.94 tonnes per hectare in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 0.45 tonnes per hectare, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for barley yields?
- Germany ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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.