Barley yields in Jordan
Jordan: Barley yields was 1.21 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Jordan, 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 Jordan is 1.21 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Jordan peaked at 1.74 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1068 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Jordan ranks 89th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6291 tonnes per hectare | 0.2762 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3256 tonnes per hectare | 0.1068 tonnes per hectare | 0.6196 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5537 tonnes per hectare | 0.2333 tonnes per hectare | 0.8091 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9505 tonnes per hectare | 0.6994 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7282 tonnes per hectare | 0.3799 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.5466 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.6% (2025)
- Rural population 782,426 (2025)
- Rural population growth -4.0% (2025)
- Rural population 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 52,137 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Jordan?
- Barley yields in Jordan was 1.21 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1068 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for barley yields?
- Jordan ranks 89th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.