Barley — Production in Israel
Israel: Barley — Production was 7,200 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Production in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley — production in Israel is 7,200 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.7% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — production in Israel peaked at 116,600 t in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1,200 t, in 1997.
Israel ranks 89th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Production in Israel, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 48,200 t | -22.9% |
| 1963 | 36,300 t | -24.7% |
| 1964 | 116,600 t | +221.2% |
| 1965 | 67,400 t | -42.2% |
| 1966 | 21,200 t | -68.5% |
| 1967 | 56,000 t | +164.2% |
| 1968 | 24,500 t | -56.2% |
| 1969 | 20,500 t | -16.3% |
| 1970 | 13,600 t | -33.7% |
| 1971 | 17,600 t | +29.4% |
| 1972 | 32,800 t | +86.4% |
| 1973 | 17,900 t | -45.4% |
| 1974 | 30,200 t | +68.7% |
| 1975 | 20,600 t | -31.8% |
| 1976 | 18,200 t | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 16,600 t | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 8,000 t | -51.8% |
| 1979 | 6,000 t | -25.0% |
| 1980 | 28,900 t | +381.7% |
| 1981 | 20,400 t | -29.4% |
| 1982 | 13,000 t | -36.3% |
| 1983 | 38,000 t | +192.3% |
| 1984 | 8,500 t | -77.6% |
| 1985 | 6,500 t | -23.5% |
| 1986 | 11,200 t | +72.3% |
| 1987 | 20,500 t | +83.0% |
| 1988 | 10,000 t | -51.2% |
| 1989 | 3,500 t | -65.0% |
| 1990 | 7,700 t | +120.0% |
| 1991 | 6,400 t | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 9,000 t | +40.6% |
| 1993 | 8,200 t | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 14,000 t | +70.7% |
| 1995 | 2,300 t | -83.6% |
| 1996 | 2,400 t | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 1,200 t | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 2,500 t | +108.3% |
| 1999 | 2,000 t | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 2,300 t | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 9,000 t | +291.3% |
| 2002 | 12,900 t | +43.3% |
| 2003 | 13,800 t | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 10,700 t | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 12,100 t | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 8,625 t | -28.7% |
| 2007 | 8,550 t | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 5,500 t | -35.7% |
| 2009 | 5,135 t | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 4,387 t | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 4,979 t | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 16,000 t | +221.3% |
| 2013 | 15,750 t | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 15,000 t | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 16,500 t | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 13,750 t | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 13,750 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,000 t | -63.6% |
| 2019 | 10,800 t | +116.0% |
| 2020 | 15,480 t | +43.3% |
| 2021 | 9,800 t | -36.7% |
| 2022 | 9,800 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11,200 t | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 7,200 t | -35.7% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 7,200 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 475,278 t, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Israel's 7,200 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36,590 t, 20% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Production in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +381.7% | 6,000 t | 28,900 t |
| 2001 | +291.3% | 2,300 t | 9,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,356 t | 20,500 t | 116,600 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,150 t | 6,000 t | 32,800 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,050 t | 3,500 t | 38,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,570 t | 1,200 t | 14,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,861 t | 2,300 t | 13,800 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,592 t | 4,387 t | 16,500 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,696 t | 7,200 t | 15,480 t | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 696.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — production in Israel?
- Barley — production in Israel was 7,200 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — production recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 116,600 t in 1964.
- What is the lowest barley — production recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,200 t in 1997.
- How does Israel rank for barley — production?
- Israel ranks 89th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — production rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Production. 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.