Japan vs Mexico: Barley yields

Japan
2.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
2.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan rank
58th
Mexico rank
60th

Barley yields over time

  • Japan
  • Mexico
1234196119922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.86 tonnes per hectare against 2.75 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 58th and Mexico ranks 60th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 2.9 tonnes per hectare 0.8475 tonnes per hectare 2.05 tonnes per hectare Japan
1970s 2.9 tonnes per hectare 1.46 tonnes per hectare 1.45 tonnes per hectare Japan
1980s 3.24 tonnes per hectare 1.87 tonnes per hectare 1.37 tonnes per hectare Japan
1990s 3.46 tonnes per hectare 2.03 tonnes per hectare 1.43 tonnes per hectare Japan
2000s 3.43 tonnes per hectare 2.56 tonnes per hectare 0.8759 tonnes per hectare Japan
2010s 2.95 tonnes per hectare 2.63 tonnes per hectare 0.3213 tonnes per hectare Japan
2020s 3.48 tonnes per hectare 2.89 tonnes per hectare 0.5834 tonnes per hectare Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Japan or Mexico?
Japan, at 2.86 tonnes per hectare against 2.75 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Japan and Mexico?
0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for barley yields?
Japan ranks 58th and Mexico ranks 60th 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.