Barley production (metric tons) by country

Production data on barley relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Countries reporting

Highest

2.34 million metric tons

Morocco

Lowest

0 metric tons

Rwanda

Median

65,299 metric tons

Years covered

1961–2011

Data points

877

What the numbers show

Barley production (metric tons) is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 2.34 million metric tons in Morocco; the lowest is 0 metric tons in Rwanda.

The median across all reporting countries is 65,299 metric tons, and the mean is 400,852 metric tons.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 203.1%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 100.0%).

Barley production: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Morocco	2.34 million metric tons	2011	up 102.6%	rising
2	Ethiopia	1.70 million metric tons	2011	up 67.5%	rising
3	Algeria	1.35 million metric tons	2011	up 134.9%	volatile
4	Tunisia	680,800 metric tons	2011	up 192.2%	volatile
5	South Africa	312,000 metric tons	2011	up 138.2%	volatile
6	Egypt	122,294 metric tons	2011	up 30.2%	rising
7	Libya	98,125 metric tons	2011	up 15.4%	falling
8	Zimbabwe	65,299 metric tons	2011	up 161.2%	volatile
8	Eritrea	65,299 metric tons	2011	up 45.3%	volatile
10	Kenya	65,235 metric tons	2011	down 42.1%	volatile
11	Tanzania	6,898 metric tons	2011	down 40.0%	volatile
12	Zambia	2,233 metric tons	2011	up 59.5%	falling
13	Mauritania	1,350 metric tons	2011	up 35.0%	volatile
14	Democratic Republic of Congo	938 metric tons	2011	up 87.6%	volatile
15	Lesotho	588 metric tons	2011	up 203.1%	volatile
16	Sudan	81 metric tons	1967	down 37.7%	volatile
17	Rwanda	0 metric tons	1972	down 100.0%	volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Africa 6.81 million metric tons
North Africa 4.59 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa 2.22 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.22 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 1.91 million metric tons
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 1.91 million metric tons

About this data

Indicator: Barley production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 23 places, 877 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Production data on barley relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.