Poland vs Sweden: Barley yields

Poland
4.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sweden
4.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Poland rank
27th
Sweden rank
25th

Barley yields over time

  • Poland
  • Sweden
2345196119922024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.45 tonnes per hectare against 4.26 tonnes per hectare in Poland, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Poland ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 2.1 tonnes per hectare 2.84 tonnes per hectare 0.7463 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1970s 2.79 tonnes per hectare 3.32 tonnes per hectare 0.5319 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1980s 3.09 tonnes per hectare 3.61 tonnes per hectare 0.5127 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1990s 3.03 tonnes per hectare 3.99 tonnes per hectare 0.9614 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2000s 3.07 tonnes per hectare 4.18 tonnes per hectare 1.11 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2010s 3.57 tonnes per hectare 4.64 tonnes per hectare 1.07 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2020s 4.3 tonnes per hectare 4.47 tonnes per hectare 0.1694 tonnes per hectare Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Poland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 4.45 tonnes per hectare against 4.26 tonnes per hectare in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Poland and Sweden?
0.19 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for barley yields?
Poland ranks 27th and Sweden ranks 25th 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.