Barley — Area harvested in Jordan
Jordan: Barley — Area harvested was 35,805 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Barley — Area harvested in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — area harvested in Jordan stood at 35,805 ha.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Jordan peaked at 105,000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 3,681 ha, in 1999.
Jordan ranks 66th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Barley — Area harvested in Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 94,970 ha | — |
| 1962 | 105,000 ha | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 75,730 ha | -27.9% |
| 1964 | 91,472 ha | +20.8% |
| 1965 | 85,950 ha | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 64,520 ha | -24.9% |
| 1967 | 58,390 ha | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 71,440 ha | +22.3% |
| 1969 | 56,999 ha | -20.2% |
| 1970 | 40,848 ha | -28.3% |
| 1971 | 52,634 ha | +28.9% |
| 1972 | 60,557 ha | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 19,142 ha | -68.4% |
| 1974 | 64,868 ha | +238.9% |
| 1975 | 52,924 ha | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 53,636 ha | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 46,281 ha | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 52,433 ha | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 44,487 ha | -15.2% |
| 1980 | 51,264 ha | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 47,454 ha | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 48,663 ha | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 44,998 ha | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 50,882 ha | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 39,920 ha | -21.5% |
| 1986 | 19,675 ha | -50.7% |
| 1987 | 45,208 ha | +129.8% |
| 1988 | 55,430 ha | +22.6% |
| 1989 | 32,456 ha | -41.4% |
| 1990 | 48,020 ha | +48.0% |
| 1991 | 57,096 ha | +18.9% |
| 1992 | 69,172 ha | +21.2% |
| 1993 | 27,289 ha | -60.5% |
| 1994 | 30,294 ha | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 35,740 ha | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 26,461 ha | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 41,583 ha | +57.1% |
| 1998 | 33,434 ha | -19.6% |
| 1999 | 3,681 ha | -89.0% |
| 2000 | 13,379 ha | +263.5% |
| 2001 | 20,268 ha | +51.5% |
| 2002 | 55,377 ha | +173.2% |
| 2003 | 25,919 ha | -53.2% |
| 2004 | 29,006 ha | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 36,154 ha | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 36,027 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 29,153 ha | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 27,184 ha | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 31,263 ha | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 19,502 ha | -37.6% |
| 2011 | 27,794 ha | +42.5% |
| 2012 | 36,342 ha | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 38,382 ha | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 38,139 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 39,297 ha | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 30,235 ha | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 39,197 ha | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 44,050 ha | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 57,828 ha | +31.3% |
| 2020 | 49,844 ha | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 54,612 ha | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 24,388 ha | -55.3% |
| 2023 | 33,375 ha | +36.9% |
| 2024 | 35,805 ha | +7.3% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 35,805 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,213 ha, 36% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 35,805 ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25,000 ha, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +263.5% | 3,681 ha | 13,379 ha |
| 1974 | +238.9% | 19,142 ha | 64,868 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,275 ha | 56,999 ha | 105,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,781 ha | 19,142 ha | 64,868 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 43,595 ha | 19,675 ha | 55,430 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,277 ha | 3,681 ha | 69,172 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,373 ha | 13,379 ha | 55,377 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,077 ha | 19,502 ha | 57,828 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,605 ha | 24,388 ha | 54,612 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 63 Armenia 41,663 ha compare
- 64 Pakistan 40,235 ha compare
- 65 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 38,180 ha compare
- 67 Turkmenistan 32,587 ha compare
- 68 Yemen 28,000 ha compare
- 69 Switzerland 25,348 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Jordan?
- Barley — area harvested in Jordan was 35,805 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 105,000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,681 ha in 1999.
- How does Jordan rank for barley — area harvested?
- Jordan ranks 66th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.