Barley — Area harvested in Estonia
Estonia: Barley — Area harvested was 95,060 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Barley — Area harvested in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley — area harvested in Estonia is 95,060 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Estonia peaked at 268,229 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 95,060 ha, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 51st of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Barley — Area harvested in Estonia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 268,229 ha | — |
| 1993 | 218,100 ha | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 217,933 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 186,468 ha | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 148,028 ha | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 165,729 ha | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 166,800 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 153,900 ha | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 165,072 ha | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 134,300 ha | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 129,965 ha | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 131,431 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 127,236 ha | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 144,165 ha | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 142,057 ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 136,100 ha | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 136,500 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 140,676 ha | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 104,800 ha | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 118,300 ha | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 109,000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 133,100 ha | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 125,800 ha | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 131,400 ha | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 135,342 ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 102,487 ha | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 138,490 ha | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 123,380 ha | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 130,730 ha | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 121,520 ha | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 116,390 ha | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 112,330 ha | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 95,060 ha | -15.4% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 95,060 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 120,900 ha, 79% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 95,060 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 125,680 ha, 76% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 190,648 ha | 148,028 ha | 268,229 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 138,750 ha | 127,236 ha | 165,072 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,210 ha | 102,487 ha | 138,490 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,206 ha | 95,060 ha | 130,730 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 48 South Africa 100,700 ha compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 98,985 ha compare
- 50 Serbia 98,213 ha compare
- 52 Latvia 84,600 ha compare
- 53 Thailand 77,732 ha compare
- 54 Afghanistan 70,000 ha compare
- 54 Tajikistan 70,000 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Estonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 566.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5048 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2928 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Estonia?
- Barley — area harvested in Estonia was 95,060 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 268,229 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,060 ha in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for barley — area harvested?
- Estonia ranks 51st out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.