Barley yields in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barley yields was 7.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 7.7 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in New Zealand peaked at 7.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.52 tonnes per hectare, in 1975.
That places New Zealand 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | 4.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | 6.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | 5.67 tonnes per hectare | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.31 tonnes per hectare | 6.84 tonnes per hectare | 7.7 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.28 billion current US$ (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2023)
- Rural population 852,066 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 16.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Land under cereal production 121,170 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in New Zealand?
- Barley yields in New Zealand was 7.7 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 tonnes per hectare in 1975.
- How does New Zealand rank for barley yields?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.