Barley yields in Tunisia
Tunisia: Barley yields was 1.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Barley yields in Tunisia, 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
In 2024, barley yields in Tunisia stood at 1.33 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 61.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yields in Tunisia peaked at 1.61 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2986 tonnes per hectare, in 1986.
Tunisia ranks 86th 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 | 0.5119 tonnes per hectare | 0.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5933 tonnes per hectare | 0.4225 tonnes per hectare | 0.886 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6236 tonnes per hectare | 0.2986 tonnes per hectare | 0.8582 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9607 tonnes per hectare | 0.5923 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.957 tonnes per hectare | 0.5263 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.6019 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.8241 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 795,426 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yields in Tunisia?
- Barley yields in Tunisia was 1.33 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest barley yields recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2986 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- How does Tunisia rank for barley yields?
- Tunisia ranks 86th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley yields rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.