Barley yields in Taiwan

Taiwan: Barley yields was 1.42 tonnes per hectare in 1983. ▲ Rising

Latest (1983)
1.42 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 24.2%
World rank
84th
of 104 countries
All-time high
2.18 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
All-time low
0.8398 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
23
1961–1983

Barley yields in Taiwan, 1961–1983

00.511.521961197219831961: 0.84 tonnes per hectare1962: 0.883 tonnes per hectare1963: 1.3 tonnes per hectare1964: 1.3 tonnes per hectare1965: 1.3 tonnes per hectare1966: 1.4 tonnes per hectare1967: 1.4 tonnes per hectare1968: 1.4 tonnes per hectare1969: 1.2 tonnes per hectare1970: 1.6 tonnes per hectare1971: 1.4 tonnes per hectare1972: 1.4 tonnes per hectare1973: 1.5 tonnes per hectare1974: 0.978 tonnes per hectare1975: 0.9 tonnes per hectare1976: 1.3 tonnes per hectare1977: 1.4 tonnes per hectare1978: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1979: 2 tonnes per hectare1980: 2.2 tonnes per hectare1981: 1.9 tonnes per hectare1982: 1.9 tonnes per hectare1983: 1.4 tonnes per hectare

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 Taiwan is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, measured in 1983.

The figure is down 24.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley yields in Taiwan peaked at 2.18 tonnes per hectare in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.8398 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.

Taiwan ranks 84th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.22 tonnes per hectare 0.8398 tonnes per hectare 1.44 tonnes per hectare 9
1970s 1.43 tonnes per hectare 0.9 tonnes per hectare 2.03 tonnes per hectare 10
1980s 1.85 tonnes per hectare 1.42 tonnes per hectare 2.18 tonnes per hectare 4

Countries ranked near Taiwan

  1. 81 Ecuador 1.58 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 82 Eritrea 1.44 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 83 Afghanistan 1.43 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 85 Nepal 1.34 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 86 Tunisia 1.33 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 87 Algeria 1.25 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barley yields in Taiwan?
Barley yields in Taiwan was 1.42 tonnes per hectare in 1983, 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 Taiwan?
The highest recorded value was 2.18 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Taiwan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8398 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
How does Taiwan rank for barley yields?
Taiwan ranks 84th out of 104 countries with data for 1983.
Is barley yields rising or falling in Taiwan?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Taiwan 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

Indicator
Barley yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 5,512 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.