Barley yields by country
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.
Countries reporting
105
Highest
7.7 tonnes per hectare
New Zealand
Lowest
0.3551 tonnes per hectare
Lesotho
Median
2.99 tonnes per hectare
Years covered
750
1275–2024
Data points
5,512
What the numbers show
Barley yields is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 7.7 tonnes per hectare in New Zealand; the lowest is 0.3551 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.99 tonnes per hectare, and the mean is 3.21 tonnes per hectare.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 572.9%), and the largest decrease in Israel (down 57.7%).
Barley yields: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 7.7 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 7.49 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 3 | Kuwait | 7.48 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Ireland | 7.07 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 5 | Zambia | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Austria | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 13 | Qatar | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 84.1% | flat |
| 14 | Denmark | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 16 | Hungary | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 17 | France | 5.35 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 5.27 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 5.01 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 24 | Switzerland | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 25 | Sweden | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | 2017 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 30 | United States | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 31 | Egypt | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 142.0% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 36 | Italy | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 37 | Ukraine | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 39 | China | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 40 | Finland | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 43 | Kenya | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 44 | Canada | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 46 | Spain | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 49 | Moldova | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 50 | Mauritania | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Oman | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 52 | India | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 53 | Latvia | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 54 | Belarus | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 56 | Australia | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 57 | Greece | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Japan | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 59 | Colombia | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 61 | Russia | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 62 | Turkey | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 64 | Thailand | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 65 | Palestine | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 2022 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 68 | Iran | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 70 | South Korea | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 71 | Peru | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 72 | Georgia | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 74 | Iceland | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 75 | Tanzania | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 76 | Lebanon | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 79 | Montenegro | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 39.6% | flat |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 81 | Ecuador | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 82 | USSR | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 1991 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 83 | Eritrea | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 85 | Taiwan | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1983 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 86 | Nepal | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 87 | Tunisia | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 88 | Algeria | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 90 | Jordan | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 91 | North Korea | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 92 | Syria | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Pakistan | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 94 | Bhutan | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 95 | Yemen | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 41.4% | falling |
| 96 | Israel | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Mongolia | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 0.9663 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 572.9% | rising |
| 99 | Iraq | 0.9506 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 100 | Morocco | 0.9502 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 101 | Bolivia | 0.8796 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 102 | Rwanda | 0.8649 tonnes per hectare | 1969 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 103 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.6651 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 104 | Libya | 0.513 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 105 | Lesotho | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.