Kenya vs Spain: Barley yields
Kenya
3.46 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
3.29 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
43rd
Spain rank
46th
Barley yields over time
- Kenya
- Spain
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.46 tonnes per hectare against 3.29 tonnes per hectare in Spain, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Kenya ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 46th of 105 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.2872 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.7684 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.2252 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.3179 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.3044 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.6902 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.2846 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Kenya or Spain?
- Kenya, at 3.46 tonnes per hectare against 3.29 tonnes per hectare in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Kenya and Spain?
- 0.17 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Spain rank globally for barley yields?
- Kenya ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 46th of 105 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.