Barley — Production 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 — Production is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 41.51 million t in USSR; the lowest is 0 t in China, Taiwan Province of.
The median across all reporting countries is 235,710 t, and the mean is 1.78 million t.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (up 342.2%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Barley — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 41.51 million t | 1991 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 16.67 million t | 2024 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 2 | Türkiye | 8.10 million t | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 3 | Australia and New Zealand | 13.62 million t | 2024 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4.00 million t | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 13.27 million t | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 10.61 million t | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.57 million t | 2024 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 9.67 million t | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 200,444 t | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 7 | Canada | 8.14 million t | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 53,060 t | 2024 | up 342.2% | falling |
| 8 | Spain | 7.44 million t | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 8 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 47,246 t | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.09 million t | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7,544 t | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Ukraine | 5.31 million t | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,007 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Argentina | 5.10 million t | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 3.84 million t | 2024 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Czechoslovakia | 3.55 million t | 1992 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 3.14 million t | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 2.96 million t | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 2.52 million t | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 2.20 million t | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 18 | India | 1.70 million t | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 1.67 million t | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 1.55 million t | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 21 | Ireland | 1.28 million t | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 22 | Sweden | 1.26 million t | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 1.18 million t | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 1.10 million t | 2024 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 25 | Belarus | 1.10 million t | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 1.07 million t | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 1.00 million t | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 28 | China | 985,986 t | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 28 | China, mainland | 985,986 t | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 30 | Italy | 918,580 t | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 828,978 t | 2024 | up 228.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Mexico | 827,491 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 33 | Ethiopia PDR | 792,182 t | 1992 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 748,510 t | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 35 | Yugoslav SFR | 734,700 t | 1991 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 36 | Austria | 720,290 t | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 37 | Morocco | 659,225 t | 2024 | down 59.8% | flat |
| 38 | Norway | 645,000 t | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 611,050 t | 2024 | up 210.0% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 595,040 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 41 | Serbia | 518,761 t | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 427,956 t | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 387,564 t | 1999 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 44 | South Africa | 374,000 t | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 45 | New Zealand | 355,515 t | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 333,170 t | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 47 | Estonia | 315,200 t | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 48 | Serbia and Montenegro | 311,092 t | 2005 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 49 | Croatia | 301,390 t | 2024 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 300,910 t | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 51 | Tunisia | 300,000 t | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Latvia | 252,900 t | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 53 | Peru | 244,114 t | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 54 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 235,710 t | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 55 | Thailand | 190,988 t | 2024 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 189,333 t | 2024 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 57 | Japan | 185,600 t | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Tajikistan | 165,000 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Iraq | 164,495 t | 2024 | down 87.1% | falling |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 157,985 t | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 145,149 t | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 62 | Switzerland | 116,806 t | 2024 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 63 | Slovenia | 100,700 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 100,000 t | 2024 | down 80.8% | falling |
| 65 | Egypt | 90,000 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77,697 t | 2024 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 67 | Armenia | 71,939 t | 2024 | down 62.2% | rising |
| 68 | Eritrea | 65,000 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Libya | 65,000 t | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 64,559 t | 2024 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 58,151 t | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Georgia | 48,400 t | 2024 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 73 | Kenya | 48,237 t | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Republic of Korea | 47,730 t | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Portugal | 45,760 t | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 76 | Pakistan | 43,878 t | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 77 | Jordan | 43,180 t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 32,920 t | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 79 | Yemen | 30,000 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Nepal | 24,931 t | 2024 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 81 | Albania | 23,792 t | 2024 | up 225.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 20,000 t | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Palestine | 12,751 t | 2022 | up 53.8% | falling |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 11,775 t | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Colombia | 10,488 t | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Ecuador | 10,462 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Mongolia | 9,111 t | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Zambia | 8,154 t | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Israel | 7,200 t | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Cyprus | 6,590 t | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Kuwait | 5,181 t | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Iceland | 4,986 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 93 | Mauritania | 1,476 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Oman | 722 t | 2024 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 95 | Montenegro | 651.9 t | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 96 | Bhutan | 526.67 t | 2024 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 97 | Lesotho | 298.31 t | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Bangladesh | 195 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Qatar | 142.84 t | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Guatemala | 18.49 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Malta | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 101 | Myanmar | 0 t | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Rwanda | 0 t | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Sudan (former) | 0 t | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 101 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 t | 1999 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 142.00 million t
- Asia 23.34 million t
- Europe 80.88 million t
- European Union (27) 48.98 million t
- Eastern Europe 33.37 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.76 million t
- Western Europe 21.69 million t
- Americas 18.96 million t
- Northern Europe 15.92 million t
- Oceania 13.62 million t
- Northern America 11.28 million t
- Western Asia 11.16 million t
- Middle Africa 1,007 t
- Southern Europe 9.91 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 9.09 million t
- South America 6.86 million t
- Southern Asia 5.87 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5.41 million t
- Africa 5.20 million t
- Central Asia 4.84 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.19 million t
- United States of America 3.13 million t
- Eastern Africa 2.70 million t
- Northern Africa 2.11 million t
- Eastern Asia 1.28 million t
- Central America 827,510 t
- Southern Africa 374,298 t
- South-Eastern Asia 190,988 t
- Western Africa 1,476 t
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.