What is the difference in barley production between Kenya and Portugal?

2,477 tonnes, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Portugal: Barley production

Kenya

48,237 tonnes

in 2024

Portugal

45,760 tonnes

in 2024

Kenya rank

72nd

Portugal rank

75th

Barley production over time

Kenya
Portugal

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 48,237 tonnes against 45,760 tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 2,477 tonnes.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Kenya ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 75th of 106 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	13,336 tonnes	63,985 tonnes	50,649 tonnes	Portugal
1970s	33,808 tonnes	66,210 tonnes	32,402 tonnes	Portugal
1980s	35,646 tonnes	66,152 tonnes	30,506 tonnes	Portugal
1990s	39,993 tonnes	66,766 tonnes	26,773 tonnes	Portugal
2000s	57,059 tonnes	49,342 tonnes	7,717 tonnes	Kenya
2010s	65,345 tonnes	42,390 tonnes	22,955 tonnes	Kenya
2020s	33,852 tonnes	42,308 tonnes	8,456 tonnes	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley production, Kenya or Portugal?: Kenya, at 48,237 tonnes against 45,760 tonnes in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley production between Kenya and Portugal?: 2,477 tonnes, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Portugal?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Portugal rank globally for barley production?: Kenya ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 75th of 106 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barley production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 106 places, 5,636 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Barley production is measured in tonnes.