Barley yields in Argentina
Argentina: Barley yields was 3.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 3.93 tonnes per hectare for barley yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 33.1% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Argentina peaked at 4.3 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9559 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Argentina ranks 34th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.9559 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 17.66 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Argentina?
- Barley yields in Argentina was 3.93 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest barley yields recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9559 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Argentina rank for barley yields?
- Argentina ranks 34th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.