Barley — Area harvested in Oceania

Oceania: Barley — Area harvested was 4.67 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.67 million ha
Change on year
up 15.2%
Rank
7th
of 26 groups
All-time high
5.54 million ha
in 2020
All-time low
850,146 ha
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Barley — Area harvested in Oceania, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barley — area harvested in Oceania is 4.67 million ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Oceania peaked at 5.54 million ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 850,146 ha, in 1963.

That places Oceania 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Barley — Area harvested in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Barley — Area harvested in Oceania, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 991,055 ha —
1962 851,705 ha -14.1%
1963 850,146 ha -0.2%
1964 873,337 ha +2.7%
1965 965,056 ha +10.5%
1966 1.04 million ha +8.3%
1967 1.09 million ha +4.7%
1968 1.40 million ha +28.3%
1969 1.58 million ha +12.9%
1970 2.06 million ha +29.7%
1971 2.62 million ha +27.3%
1972 2.24 million ha -14.5%
1973 1.97 million ha -12.0%
1974 1.91 million ha -2.8%
1975 2.43 million ha +27.2%
1976 2.41 million ha -1.1%
1977 2.88 million ha +19.6%
1978 2.86 million ha -0.7%
1979 2.56 million ha -10.4%
1980 2.52 million ha -1.7%
1981 2.75 million ha +9.3%
1982 2.54 million ha -7.7%
1983 3.19 million ha +25.6%
1984 3.64 million ha +14.2%
1985 3.39 million ha -6.9%
1986 2.41 million ha -28.8%
1987 2.45 million ha +1.4%
1988 2.27 million ha -7.1%
1989 2.39 million ha +5.4%
1990 2.54 million ha +6.3%
1991 2.83 million ha +11.2%
1992 3.01 million ha +6.6%
1993 3.50 million ha +16.3%
1994 2.55 million ha -27.3%
1995 3.16 million ha +24.2%
1996 3.44 million ha +8.8%
1997 3.60 million ha +4.5%
1998 3.23 million ha -10.3%
1999 2.64 million ha -18.0%
2000 3.51 million ha +32.7%
2001 3.78 million ha +7.7%
2002 3.94 million ha +4.3%
2003 4.54 million ha +15.2%
2004 4.69 million ha +3.4%
2005 4.46 million ha -5.1%
2006 4.23 million ha -5.1%
2007 4.95 million ha +17.1%
2008 5.08 million ha +2.6%
2009 4.50 million ha -11.5%
2010 3.73 million ha -17.0%
2011 3.78 million ha +1.3%
2012 3.71 million ha -1.9%
2013 3.88 million ha +4.5%
2014 4.14 million ha +6.8%
2015 4.17 million ha +0.8%
2016 4.89 million ha +17.1%
2017 4.17 million ha -14.7%
2018 4.49 million ha +7.8%
2019 5.10 million ha +13.4%
2020 5.54 million ha +8.6%
2021 5.14 million ha -7.2%
2022 3.86 million ha -25.0%
2023 4.05 million ha +5.1%
2024 4.67 million ha +15.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.07 million ha 850,146 ha 1.58 million ha 9
1970s 2.39 million ha 1.91 million ha 2.88 million ha 10
1980s 2.76 million ha 2.27 million ha 3.64 million ha 10
1990s 3.05 million ha 2.54 million ha 3.60 million ha 10
2000s 4.37 million ha 3.51 million ha 5.08 million ha 10
2010s 4.21 million ha 3.71 million ha 5.10 million ha 10
2020s 4.65 million ha 3.86 million ha 5.54 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 4 Australia 4.62 million ha compare
  2. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 1.36 million ha compare
  3. 5 Canada 2.39 million ha compare
  4. 6 Kazakhstan 2.28 million ha compare
  5. 6 Republic of Moldova 64,295 ha compare
  6. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 53,713 ha compare
  7. 7 Spain 2.26 million ha compare
  8. 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 44,671 ha compare
  9. 8 France 1.81 million ha compare
  10. 9 Germany 1.66 million ha compare
  11. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 3,864 ha compare
  12. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,514 ha compare
  13. 10 Ukraine 1.40 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 142 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barley — area harvested in Oceania?
Barley — area harvested in Oceania was 4.67 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 5.54 million ha in 2020.
What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 850,146 ha in 1963.
How does Oceania rank for barley — area harvested?
Oceania ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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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Indicator
Barley — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 7,699 data points, 1961–2024
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