Barley yields in Georgia
Georgia: Barley yields was 2.03 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Georgia, 1992–2024
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
The most recent figure for barley yields in Georgia is 2.03 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Georgia peaked at 2.39 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7659 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.
Georgia ranks 72nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Barley yields in Georgia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 1994 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9305 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7659 tonnes per hectare | -31.8% |
| 1999 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +134.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9711 tonnes per hectare | -45.9% |
| 2001 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +126.5% |
| 2002 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -31.9% |
| 2003 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +68.5% |
| 2012 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 2.03 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5 tonnes per hectare, 81% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 2.03 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.82 tonnes per hectare, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley yields in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +134.2% | 0.7659 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.7659 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.9711 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More agriculture & rural data for Georgia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 502.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3882 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Georgia?
- Barley yields in Georgia was 2.03 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7659 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- How does Georgia rank for barley yields?
- Georgia ranks 72nd out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.