Barley yield (kg per hectare) by country
Barley yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.
What the numbers show
Barley yield (kg per hectare) is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 6,701 kg per hectare in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 341.7 kg per hectare in Lesotho.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,337 kg per hectare, and the mean is 1,805 kg per hectare.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 146.1%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 64.0%).
Barley yield: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 6,701 kg per hectare | 2011 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 3,893 kg per hectare | 2011 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Kenya | 3,464 kg per hectare | 2011 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 4 | Mauritania | 2,647 kg per hectare | 2011 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Egypt | 1,811 kg per hectare | 2011 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 6 | Eritrea | 1,502 kg per hectare | 2011 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Algeria | 1,421 kg per hectare | 2011 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 1,420 kg per hectare | 2011 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 1,337 kg per hectare | 2011 | up 146.1% | rising |
| 10 | Tunisia | 1,214 kg per hectare | 2011 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 11 | Sudan | 1,095 kg per hectare | 1967 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 12 | Tanzania | 918.8 kg per hectare | 2011 | down 64.0% | rising |
| 13 | Zambia | 895.7 kg per hectare | 2011 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 14 | Rwanda | 864.9 kg per hectare | 1969 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 692.3 kg per hectare | 2011 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 16 | Libya | 472.9 kg per hectare | 2011 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Lesotho | 341.7 kg per hectare | 2011 | up 73.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1,628 kg per hectare
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1,628 kg per hectare
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 1,487 kg per hectare
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 1,487 kg per hectare
- Africa 1,390 kg per hectare
- North Africa 1,298 kg per hectare
About this data
Barley yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.