What is barley production in Egypt?

Barley production in Egypt was 122,294 metric tons in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest barley production recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 368,297 metric tons in 1995.

What is the lowest barley production recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 77,000 metric tons in 1971.

How does Egypt rank for barley production?

Egypt ranks 6th out of 17 countries with data for 2011.

Is barley production rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Barley production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Barley production in Egypt

Name: Barley production in Egypt
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Egypt: Barley production was 122,294 metric tons in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

122,294 metric tons

Change on year

up 4.4%

World rank

6th

of 17 countries

All-time high

368,297 metric tons

in 1995

All-time low

77,000 metric tons

in 1971

Years of data

1961–2011

Barley production in Egypt, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 122,294 metric tons for barley production in 2011.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley production in Egypt peaked at 368,297 metric tons in 1995 and was at its lowest, 77,000 metric tons, in 1971.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	127,158 metric tons	102,070 metric tons	146,296 metric tons	9
1970s	106,436 metric tons	77,000 metric tons	133,201 metric tons	10
1980s	132,531 metric tons	103,320 metric tons	167,000 metric tons	10
1990s	163,508 metric tons	114,359 metric tons	368,297 metric tons	10
2000s	139,454 metric tons	93,905 metric tons	178,344 metric tons	10
2010s	119,704 metric tons	117,113 metric tons	122,294 metric tons	2

Countries ranked near Egypt

3 Algeria 1.35 million metric tons compare
4 Tunisia 680,800 metric tons compare
7 Libya 98,125 metric tons compare
8 Eritrea 65,299 metric tons compare
8 Zimbabwe 65,299 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Egypt

Agriculture share gdp 16.55 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.55 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Rural population 57.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
Bananas — Production 1.25 million t (2024)

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is barley production in Egypt?: Barley production in Egypt was 122,294 metric tons in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest barley production recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 368,297 metric tons in 1995.
What is the lowest barley production recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 77,000 metric tons in 1971.
How does Egypt rank for barley production?: Egypt ranks 6th out of 17 countries with data for 2011.
Is barley production rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Barley production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.