Barley yields in India
India: Barley yields was 3.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in India, 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
The most recent figure for barley yields in India is 3.08 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in India peaked at 3.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7347 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
India ranks 52nd 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 | 0.8842 tonnes per hectare | 0.7347 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.8947 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.9167 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in India?
- Barley yields in India was 3.08 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7347 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does India rank for barley yields?
- India ranks 52nd out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.