Barley — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Barley — Yield was 1,756 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,756 kg/ha
Change on year
up 11.0%
Rank
23rd
of 26 groups
All-time high
2,162 kg/ha
in 2019
All-time low
433.2 kg/ha
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Barley — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 1,756 kg/ha for barley — yield in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 2,162 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 433.2 kg/ha, in 1989.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 23rd of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Barley — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Barley — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 808.5 kg/ha
1962 1,010 kg/ha +24.9%
1963 969.5 kg/ha -4.0%
1964 932.4 kg/ha -3.8%
1965 982.7 kg/ha +5.4%
1966 898.4 kg/ha -8.6%
1967 946 kg/ha +5.3%
1968 912.3 kg/ha -3.6%
1969 972.9 kg/ha +6.6%
1970 649.9 kg/ha -33.2%
1971 827.1 kg/ha +27.3%
1972 1,031 kg/ha +24.7%
1973 636.8 kg/ha -38.2%
1974 948.3 kg/ha +48.9%
1975 822.4 kg/ha -13.3%
1976 1,023 kg/ha +24.4%
1977 798.9 kg/ha -21.9%
1978 857.5 kg/ha +7.3%
1979 799.2 kg/ha -6.8%
1980 1,247 kg/ha +56.1%
1981 1,173 kg/ha -5.9%
1982 778.3 kg/ha -33.7%
1983 964.8 kg/ha +24.0%
1984 645 kg/ha -33.1%
1985 800.4 kg/ha +24.1%
1986 887.7 kg/ha +10.9%
1987 726.9 kg/ha -18.1%
1988 1,411 kg/ha +94.1%
1989 433.2 kg/ha -69.3%
1990 605 kg/ha +39.7%
1991 672.8 kg/ha +11.2%
1992 849.9 kg/ha +26.3%
1993 999.4 kg/ha +17.6%
1994 950.4 kg/ha -4.9%
1995 947.2 kg/ha -0.3%
1996 1,114 kg/ha +17.6%
1997 916.6 kg/ha -17.7%
1998 893.7 kg/ha -2.5%
1999 715.6 kg/ha -19.9%
2000 587.6 kg/ha -17.9%
2001 721.1 kg/ha +22.7%
2002 1,165 kg/ha +61.6%
2003 1,018 kg/ha -12.6%
2004 867.1 kg/ha -14.9%
2005 1,003 kg/ha +15.7%
2006 1,250 kg/ha +24.7%
2007 1,062 kg/ha -15.0%
2008 865.3 kg/ha -18.5%
2009 1,227 kg/ha +41.8%
2010 1,101 kg/ha -10.2%
2011 1,114 kg/ha +1.2%
2012 1,265 kg/ha +13.5%
2013 1,341 kg/ha +6.0%
2014 1,217 kg/ha -9.2%
2015 1,635 kg/ha +34.4%
2016 1,418 kg/ha -13.3%
2017 1,459 kg/ha +2.9%
2018 1,204 kg/ha -17.5%
2019 2,162 kg/ha +79.6%
2020 1,850 kg/ha -14.4%
2021 1,141 kg/ha -38.3%
2022 1,304 kg/ha +14.3%
2023 1,582 kg/ha +21.3%
2024 1,756 kg/ha +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 936.94 kg/ha 808.5 kg/ha 1,010 kg/ha 9
1970s 839.42 kg/ha 636.8 kg/ha 1,031 kg/ha 10
1980s 906.8 kg/ha 433.2 kg/ha 1,411 kg/ha 10
1990s 866.43 kg/ha 605 kg/ha 1,114 kg/ha 10
2000s 976.72 kg/ha 587.6 kg/ha 1,250 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,392 kg/ha 1,101 kg/ha 2,162 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,527 kg/ha 1,141 kg/ha 1,850 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 20 Czechia 5,271 kg/ha compare
  2. 21 Luxembourg 5,152 kg/ha compare
  3. 22 Croatia 5,006 kg/ha compare
  4. 23 Slovenia 4,827 kg/ha compare
  5. 24 Slovakia 4,704 kg/ha compare
  6. 25 Switzerland 4,608 kg/ha compare
  7. 26 Sweden 4,446 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 141 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barley — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Barley — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1,756 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest barley — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 2,162 kg/ha in 2019.
What is the lowest barley — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 433.2 kg/ha in 1989.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for barley — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 23rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is barley — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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Indicator
Barley — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
141 places, 7,509 data points, 1961–2024
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