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Land under barley production (hectares) by country

Land under barley production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Countries reporting
17
Highest
1.75 million hectares
Morocco
Lowest
0 hectares
Rwanda
Median
18,832 hectares
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
1,037

What the numbers show

Land under barley production (hectares) is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 1.75 million hectares in Morocco; the lowest is 0 hectares in Rwanda.

The median across all reporting countries is 18,832 hectares, and the mean is 288,331 hectares.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 181.8%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 100.0%).

Land under barley production: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Morocco 1.75 million hectares 2011 down 17.7% rising
2 Ethiopia 1.20 million hectares 2011 up 27.9% rising
3 Algeria 950,000 hectares 2011 up 84.2% flat
4 Tunisia 560,760 hectares 2011 up 181.8% rising
5 Libya 207,479 hectares 2011 up 14.9% falling
6 South Africa 80,150 hectares 2011 up 9.8% rising
7 Egypt 67,520 hectares 2011 up 118.5% rising
8 Eritrea 43,476 hectares 2011 down 10.1% rising
9 Kenya 18,832 hectares 2011 down 35.1% volatile
10 Zimbabwe 9,745 hectares 2011 up 114.0% volatile
11 Tanzania 7,508 hectares 2011 up 66.8% volatile
12 Zambia 2,493 hectares 2011 up 66.2% falling
13 Lesotho 1,721 hectares 2011 up 75.1% volatile
14 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,355 hectares 2011 up 76.7% volatile
15 Mauritania 510 hectares 2011 up 2.0% rising
16 Sudan 74 hectares 1967 down 2.6% volatile
17 Rwanda 0 hectares 1972 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Land under barley production (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
23 places, 1,037 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Land under barley production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.