Norway vs Poland: Barley yields

Norway
4.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Poland
4.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Norway rank
26th
Poland rank
27th

Barley yields over time

  • Norway
  • Poland
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 4.43 tonnes per hectare against 4.26 tonnes per hectare in Poland, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 26th and Poland ranks 27th of 104 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.63 tonnes per hectare 2.1 tonnes per hectare 0.5359 tonnes per hectare Norway
1970s 3.19 tonnes per hectare 2.79 tonnes per hectare 0.3989 tonnes per hectare Norway
1980s 3.46 tonnes per hectare 3.09 tonnes per hectare 0.369 tonnes per hectare Norway
1990s 3.51 tonnes per hectare 3.03 tonnes per hectare 0.4819 tonnes per hectare Norway
2000s 3.65 tonnes per hectare 3.07 tonnes per hectare 0.5868 tonnes per hectare Norway
2010s 3.84 tonnes per hectare 3.57 tonnes per hectare 0.2713 tonnes per hectare Norway
2020s 4.13 tonnes per hectare 4.3 tonnes per hectare 0.164 tonnes per hectare Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Norway or Poland?
Norway, at 4.43 tonnes per hectare against 4.26 tonnes per hectare in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Norway and Poland?
0.17 tonnes per hectare, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Norway and Poland rank globally for barley yields?
Norway ranks 26th and Poland ranks 27th 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.