Barley — Area harvested by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Barley — Area harvested is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 28.59 million ha in USSR; the lowest is 0 ha in China, Taiwan Province of.
The median across all reporting countries is 70,000 ha, and the mean is 697,771 ha.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (up 458.4%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Barley — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 28.59 million ha | 1991 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 6.46 million ha | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 3.19 million ha | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 3 | Australia and New Zealand | 4.67 million ha | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.71 million ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 4.62 million ha | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 4 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.36 million ha | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 2.39 million ha | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 2.28 million ha | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 64,295 ha | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 2.26 million ha | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 53,713 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 8 | France | 1.81 million ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 44,671 ha | 2024 | up 458.4% | falling |
| 9 | Germany | 1.66 million ha | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,864 ha | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Ukraine | 1.40 million ha | 2024 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,514 ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Argentina | 1.30 million ha | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.19 million ha | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 1.07 million ha | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 14 | Czechoslovakia | 887,945 ha | 1992 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 15 | Algeria | 797,601 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia PDR | 743,130 ha | 1992 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 695,310 ha | 2024 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 18 | Morocco | 693,793 ha | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 19 | Denmark | 571,400 ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 20 | India | 551,317 ha | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Romania | 531,050 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 22 | Belarus | 370,000 ha | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 361,087 ha | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 24 | Finland | 321,900 ha | 2024 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 317,120 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 300,558 ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 285,240 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 28 | Sweden | 284,260 ha | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 29 | China | 268,182 ha | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 29 | China, mainland | 268,182 ha | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 247,837 ha | 2024 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 32 | Yugoslav SFR | 244,591 ha | 1991 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 33 | Italy | 239,080 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 34 | Tunisia | 225,000 ha | 2024 | down 58.2% | rising |
| 35 | Uruguay | 208,059 ha | 2024 | up 189.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 196,380 ha | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania | 191,720 ha | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 38 | Ireland | 181,430 ha | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 39 | Iraq | 173,042 ha | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Norway | 145,542 ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 41 | Libya | 126,698 ha | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 42 | Slovakia | 126,490 ha | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 43 | Austria | 125,680 ha | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 44 | Peru | 119,255 ha | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 45 | Brazil | 117,088 ha | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 116,120 ha | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 47 | Serbia and Montenegro | 105,034 ha | 2005 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 48 | South Africa | 100,700 ha | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 98,985 ha | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 98,213 ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 51 | Estonia | 95,060 ha | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 52 | Latvia | 84,600 ha | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 53 | Thailand | 77,732 ha | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 70,000 ha | 2024 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 70,000 ha | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 56 | Japan | 65,000 ha | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Croatia | 60,210 ha | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 58 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 52,588 ha | 1999 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 59 | Belgium | 48,150 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 60 | New Zealand | 46,155 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 61 | Eritrea | 45,000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 44,739 ha | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 63 | Armenia | 41,663 ha | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 64 | Pakistan | 40,235 ha | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 65 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 38,180 ha | 2024 | up 38.3% | falling |
| 66 | Jordan | 35,805 ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 32,587 ha | 2024 | up 54.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Yemen | 28,000 ha | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Switzerland | 25,348 ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 70 | Chile | 25,272 ha | 2024 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Georgia | 23,800 ha | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 72 | Republic of Korea | 23,298 ha | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt | 22,000 ha | 2024 | down 63.6% | flat |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,404 ha | 2024 | up 17.2% | flat |
| 75 | Slovenia | 20,860 ha | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 76 | Nepal | 18,599 ha | 2024 | down 34.0% | flat |
| 77 | Kenya | 13,929 ha | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Portugal | 11,490 ha | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Lebanon | 11,300 ha | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 10,641 ha | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Mongolia | 8,762 ha | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Albania | 7,500 ha | 2024 | up 177.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Israel | 6,893 ha | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Cyprus | 6,820 ha | 2024 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 85 | Ecuador | 6,637 ha | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Luxembourg | 6,390 ha | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 87 | Palestine | 5,303 ha | 2022 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 88 | Colombia | 3,760 ha | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Iceland | 2,528 ha | 2024 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 2,053 ha | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Zambia | 1,261 ha | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Lesotho | 840 ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Kuwait | 693 ha | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Bhutan | 483 ha | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 95 | Mauritania | 477 ha | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 96 | Montenegro | 399 ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 97 | Oman | 234 ha | 2024 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 98 | Bangladesh | 160 ha | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Qatar | 26 ha | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Guatemala | 8 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 101 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Myanmar | 0 ha | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Rwanda | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Sudan (former) | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 101 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 1999 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 44.05 million ha
- Asia 10.86 million ha
- Europe 20.12 million ha
- Eastern Europe 10.45 million ha
- European Union (27) 10.29 million ha
- Americas 5.28 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.24 million ha
- Western Asia 5.25 million ha
- Oceania 4.67 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 4.48 million ha
- Western Europe 3.71 million ha
- Northern America 3.15 million ha
- Middle Africa 1,514 ha
- Africa 3.11 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.08 million ha
- Northern Europe 3.07 million ha
- Southern Europe 2.88 million ha
- Central Asia 2.73 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.40 million ha
- Southern Asia 2.40 million ha
- Northern Africa 1.87 million ha
- South America 1.83 million ha
- Eastern Africa 1.14 million ha
- United States of America 758,790 ha
- Eastern Asia 409,913 ha
- Central America 300,567 ha
- Southern Africa 101,540 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 77,732 ha
- Western Africa 477 ha
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.