Barley production by country
Barley production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
106
Highest
41.51 million tonnes
USSR
Lowest
0 tonnes
Taiwan
Median
190,160 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
5,636
What the numbers show
Barley production is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 41.51 million tonnes in USSR; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Taiwan.
The median across all reporting countries is 190,160 tonnes, and the mean is 1.73 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in North Korea (up 342.2%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 100.0%).
Barley production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 41.51 million tonnes | 1991 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 16.67 million tonnes | 2024 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 3 | Australia | 13.27 million tonnes | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 10.61 million tonnes | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 5 | France | 9.67 million tonnes | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 8.14 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 7 | Turkey | 8.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 7.44 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 7.09 million tonnes | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 10 | Ukraine | 5.31 million tonnes | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 11 | Argentina | 5.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Iran | 4.00 million tonnes | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 3.84 million tonnes | 2024 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Denmark | 3.14 million tonnes | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 15 | United States | 3.13 million tonnes | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 2.96 million tonnes | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 2.52 million tonnes | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 2.20 million tonnes | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 19 | India | 1.70 million tonnes | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 1.67 million tonnes | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 21 | Syria | 1.57 million tonnes | 2024 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 1.55 million tonnes | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 1.28 million tonnes | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 24 | Sweden | 1.26 million tonnes | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 1.18 million tonnes | 2024 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 1.10 million tonnes | 2024 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 27 | Belarus | 1.10 million tonnes | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 1.07 million tonnes | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Algeria | 1.00 million tonnes | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 30 | China | 985,986 tonnes | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 918,580 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 828,978 tonnes | 2024 | up 228.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 827,491 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 748,510 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 35 | Austria | 720,290 tonnes | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 36 | Morocco | 659,225 tonnes | 2024 | down 59.8% | flat |
| 37 | Norway | 645,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 611,050 tonnes | 2024 | up 210.0% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 595,040 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 40 | Serbia | 518,761 tonnes | 2024 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 427,956 tonnes | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 374,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 355,515 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 44 | Greece | 333,170 tonnes | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 45 | Estonia | 315,200 tonnes | 2024 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 301,390 tonnes | 2024 | up 71.6% | rising |
| 47 | Belgium | 300,910 tonnes | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 300,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Latvia | 252,900 tonnes | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 50 | Peru | 244,114 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 51 | Netherlands | 235,710 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 52 | Moldova | 200,444 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 53 | Thailand | 190,988 tonnes | 2024 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Chile | 189,333 tonnes | 2024 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 55 | Japan | 185,600 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 165,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Iraq | 164,495 tonnes | 2024 | down 87.1% | falling |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 157,985 tonnes | 2024 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 145,149 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 60 | Switzerland | 116,806 tonnes | 2024 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 61 | Slovenia | 100,700 tonnes | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 62 | Afghanistan | 100,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 80.8% | falling |
| 63 | Egypt | 90,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77,697 tonnes | 2024 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 65 | Armenia | 71,939 tonnes | 2024 | down 62.2% | rising |
| 66 | Eritrea | 65,000 tonnes | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Libya | 65,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 64,559 tonnes | 2024 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 58,151 tonnes | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 70 | North Korea | 53,060 tonnes | 2024 | up 342.2% | falling |
| 71 | Georgia | 48,400 tonnes | 2024 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 72 | Kenya | 48,237 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 73 | South Korea | 47,730 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Bolivia | 47,246 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 75 | Portugal | 45,760 tonnes | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 76 | Pakistan | 43,878 tonnes | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 77 | Jordan | 43,180 tonnes | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 32,920 tonnes | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 79 | Yemen | 30,000 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Nepal | 24,931 tonnes | 2024 | down 28.4% | rising |
| 81 | Albania | 23,792 tonnes | 2024 | up 225.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 20,000 tonnes | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Palestine | 12,751 tonnes | 2022 | up 53.8% | falling |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 11,775 tonnes | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Colombia | 10,488 tonnes | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Ecuador | 10,462 tonnes | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Mongolia | 9,111 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Zambia | 8,154 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Tanzania | 7,544 tonnes | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Israel | 7,200 tonnes | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Cyprus | 6,590 tonnes | 2024 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Kuwait | 5,181 tonnes | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Iceland | 4,986 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritania | 1,476 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1,007 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Oman | 722 tonnes | 2024 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 97 | Montenegro | 651.9 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 98 | Bhutan | 526.67 tonnes | 2024 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 99 | Lesotho | 298.31 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 195 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Qatar | 142.84 tonnes | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Guatemala | 18.49 tonnes | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 0 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 103 | Myanmar | 0 tonnes | 1989 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Rwanda | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Taiwan | 0 tonnes | 1999 | — | volatile |
About this data
Barley production is measured in tonnes.