Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Barley yields
Qatar
5.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
5.74 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Qatar rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Barley yields over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 5.74 tonnes per hectare against 5.53 tonnes per hectare in Qatar, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 104 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | Qatar |
| 1980s | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.2308 tonnes per hectare | Qatar |
| 1990s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3 tonnes per hectare | 5.88 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 6.74 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 5.74 tonnes per hectare against 5.53 tonnes per hectare in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.21 tonnes per hectare, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for barley yields?
- Qatar ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th 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.