Barley — Yield 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 — Yield is currently reported for 112 countries. The highest value is 7,703 kg/ha in New Zealand; the lowest is 355.1 kg/ha in Lesotho.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,981 kg/ha, and the mean is 3,201 kg/ha.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 572.9%), and the largest decrease in Israel (down 57.7%).
Barley — Yield: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 7,703 kg/ha | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 3,118 kg/ha | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 7,492 kg/ha | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 2,536 kg/ha | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 3 | Kuwait | 7,476 kg/ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,332 kg/ha | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 7,370 kg/ha | 1999 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 7,066 kg/ha | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 6 | Zambia | 6,466 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,953 kg/ha | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 6,392 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,188 kg/ha | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 6,249 kg/ha | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,157 kg/ha | 2024 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 6,174 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 879.6 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5,939 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 665.1 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 5,736 kg/ha | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Austria | 5,731 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 5,609 kg/ha | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 14 | Qatar | 5,530 kg/ha | 2024 | up 84.1% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 5,497 kg/ha | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 5,465 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 5,450 kg/ha | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 18 | France | 5,347 kg/ha | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 5,282 kg/ha | 2024 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 5,271 kg/ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 5,152 kg/ha | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 5,006 kg/ha | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 4,827 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 4,704 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 25 | Switzerland | 4,608 kg/ha | 2024 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 4,446 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 4,432 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 4,257 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 29 | Malta | 4,165 kg/ha | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 4,149 kg/ha | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 4,091 kg/ha | 2024 | up 142.0% | rising |
| 32 | Czechoslovakia | 3,999 kg/ha | 1992 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 33 | Uruguay | 3,984 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 3,983 kg/ha | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | 3,931 kg/ha | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 3,904 kg/ha | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 3,842 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 3,800 kg/ha | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 3,714 kg/ha | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 40 | China | 3,676 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 40 | China, mainland | 3,676 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 42 | Finland | 3,662 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 3,655 kg/ha | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,630 kg/ha | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 45 | Kenya | 3,463 kg/ha | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 3,402 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 47 | Estonia | 3,316 kg/ha | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 48 | Spain | 3,286 kg/ha | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 3,244 kg/ha | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 50 | Albania | 3,172 kg/ha | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 51 | Mauritania | 3,093 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Oman | 3,086 kg/ha | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 53 | India | 3,082 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 54 | Yugoslav SFR | 3,004 kg/ha | 1991 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 55 | Latvia | 2,989 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 56 | Belarus | 2,973 kg/ha | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 57 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2,962 kg/ha | 2005 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 2,955 kg/ha | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 59 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,918 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 60 | Australia | 2,871 kg/ha | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 61 | Greece | 2,869 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 62 | Japan | 2,855 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 63 | Colombia | 2,789 kg/ha | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 64 | Mexico | 2,753 kg/ha | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 2,578 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,466 kg/ha | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 67 | Thailand | 2,457 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 68 | Palestine | 2,405 kg/ha | 2022 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 69 | Tajikistan | 2,357 kg/ha | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 2,355 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 2,204 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 72 | Republic of Korea | 2,049 kg/ha | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 73 | Peru | 2,047 kg/ha | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 74 | Georgia | 2,034 kg/ha | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 1,981 kg/ha | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 76 | Iceland | 1,972 kg/ha | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 77 | Lebanon | 1,770 kg/ha | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 78 | Armenia | 1,727 kg/ha | 2024 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 1,682 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 80 | Montenegro | 1,634 kg/ha | 2024 | down 39.6% | flat |
| 81 | Uzbekistan | 1,596 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 82 | Ecuador | 1,576 kg/ha | 2024 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 83 | USSR | 1,452 kg/ha | 1991 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 84 | Eritrea | 1,444 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 1,429 kg/ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 86 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,421 kg/ha | 1983 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 87 | Nepal | 1,340 kg/ha | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 88 | Tunisia | 1,333 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 89 | Algeria | 1,254 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 1,219 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 91 | Jordan | 1,206 kg/ha | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 92 | Sudan (former) | 1,095 kg/ha | 1967 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 93 | Pakistan | 1,090 kg/ha | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 94 | Bhutan | 1,090 kg/ha | 2024 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 95 | Yemen | 1,071 kg/ha | 2024 | up 41.4% | falling |
| 96 | Ethiopia PDR | 1,066 kg/ha | 1992 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 97 | Israel | 1,044 kg/ha | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Mongolia | 1,040 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Cyprus | 966.3 kg/ha | 2024 | up 572.9% | rising |
| 100 | Iraq | 950.6 kg/ha | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 101 | Morocco | 950.2 kg/ha | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 102 | Rwanda | 864.9 kg/ha | 1969 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 103 | Libya | 513 kg/ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 104 | Lesotho | 355.1 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Europe 5,842 kg/ha
- Northern Europe 5,183 kg/ha
- European Union (27) 4,762 kg/ha
- United States of America 4,127 kg/ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2,225 kg/ha
- Europe 4,020 kg/ha
- Asia 2,148 kg/ha
- South America 3,746 kg/ha
- Southern Africa 3,686 kg/ha
- Americas 3,588 kg/ha
- Northern America 3,576 kg/ha
- Southern Europe 3,435 kg/ha
- Middle Africa 665.1 kg/ha
- World 3,224 kg/ha
- Eastern Europe 3,193 kg/ha
- Eastern Asia 3,126 kg/ha
- Western Africa 3,093 kg/ha
- Oceania 2,918 kg/ha
- Central America 2,753 kg/ha
- South-Eastern Asia 2,457 kg/ha
- Southern Asia 2,450 kg/ha
- Eastern Africa 2,365 kg/ha
- Western Asia 2,126 kg/ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2,030 kg/ha
- Central Asia 1,770 kg/ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,756 kg/ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1,749 kg/ha
- Africa 1,669 kg/ha
- Northern Africa 1,134 kg/ha
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.