Barley — Yield in Kuwait
Kuwait: Barley — Yield was 7,476 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Yield in Kuwait, 1968–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, barley — yield in Kuwait stood at 7,476 kg/ha.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — yield in Kuwait peaked at 10,381 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,500 kg/ha, in 1968.
Kuwait ranks 3rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Yield in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,500 kg/ha | — |
| 1969 | 1,667 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 2,000 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,889 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 1,833 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 2,000 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 1,923 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 2,000 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 1,800 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 2,976 kg/ha | +65.3% |
| 1979 | 3,015 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 3,016 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,000 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 3,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,960 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 2,998 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 3,002 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 3,222 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 3,002 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 2,867 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 2,791 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 2,896 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 3,046 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 3,113 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 3,130 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 3,108 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 3,115 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 3,110 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,077 kg/ha | -33.2% |
| 1999 | 2,076 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,075 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,076 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,076 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,076 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,075 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,076 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,077 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,075 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,077 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,076 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,076 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,379 kg/ha | +111.0% |
| 2012 | 6,224 kg/ha | +42.1% |
| 2013 | 6,224 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,258 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4,160 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 2016 | 4,152 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4,154 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,154 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10,381 kg/ha | +149.9% |
| 2020 | 7,477 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 7,452 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 6,972 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 7,054 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 7,476 kg/ha | +6.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 7,476 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,439 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 7,476 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,381 kg/ha, 5.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Yield in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +149.9% | 4,154 kg/ha | 10,381 kg/ha |
| 2011 | +111.0% | 2,076 kg/ha | 4,379 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +65.3% | 1,800 kg/ha | 2,976 kg/ha |
| 2012 | +42.1% | 4,379 kg/ha | 6,224 kg/ha |
| 2015 | -33.5% | 6,258 kg/ha | 4,160 kg/ha |
| 1998 | -33.2% | 3,110 kg/ha | 2,077 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,583 kg/ha | 1,500 kg/ha | 1,667 kg/ha | 2 |
| 1970s | 2,144 kg/ha | 1,800 kg/ha | 3,015 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,007 kg/ha | 2,867 kg/ha | 3,222 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,846 kg/ha | 2,076 kg/ha | 3,130 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,076 kg/ha | 2,075 kg/ha | 2,077 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,216 kg/ha | 2,076 kg/ha | 10,381 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,286 kg/ha | 6,972 kg/ha | 7,477 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 New Zealand 7,703 kg/ha compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 3,118 kg/ha compare
- 2 Chile 7,492 kg/ha compare
- 2 Türkiye 2,536 kg/ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,332 kg/ha compare
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 7,370 kg/ha compare
- 5 Ireland 7,066 kg/ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 1,953 kg/ha compare
- 6 Zambia 6,466 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kuwait
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 171.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2005)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — yield in Kuwait?
- Barley — yield in Kuwait was 7,476 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — yield recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 10,381 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest barley — yield recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 kg/ha in 1968.
- How does Kuwait rank for barley — yield?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — yield rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.