Barley production in Belgium

Belgium: Barley production was 300,910 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
300,910 tonnes
Change on year
down 23.6%
World rank
46th
of 105 countries
All-time high
452,528 tonnes
in 2009
All-time low
270,857 tonnes
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Barley production in Belgium, 2000–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2000201220242000: 333.4k tonnes2001: 368.7k tonnes2002: 342.7k tonnes2003: 270.9k tonnes2004: 304.8k tonnes2005: 301.6k tonnes2006: 367.3k tonnes2007: 374.5k tonnes2008: 328.8k tonnes2009: 452.5k tonnes2010: 373.4k tonnes2011: 339.7k tonnes2012: 359.1k tonnes2013: 385.6k tonnes2014: 400.0k tonnes2015: 434.1k tonnes2016: 345.6k tonnes2017: 381.1k tonnes2018: 324.1k tonnes2019: 401.1k tonnes2020: 329.5k tonnes2021: 300.1k tonnes2022: 373.0k tonnes2023: 393.8k tonnes2024: 300.9k tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 300,910 tonnes for barley production in 2024.

That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley production in Belgium peaked at 452,528 tonnes in 2009 and was at its lowest, 270,857 tonnes, in 2003.

That places Belgium 46th out of 105 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 344,518 tonnes 270,857 tonnes 452,528 tonnes 10
2010s 374,375 tonnes 324,120 tonnes 434,140 tonnes 10
2020s 339,446 tonnes 300,070 tonnes 393,780 tonnes 5

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  4. 47 Tunisia 300,000 tonnes compare
  5. 48 Latvia 252,900 tonnes compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is barley production in Belgium?
Barley production in Belgium was 300,910 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest barley production recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 452,528 tonnes in 2009.
What is the lowest barley production recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 270,857 tonnes in 2003.
How does Belgium rank for barley production?
Belgium ranks 46th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
Is barley production rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Barley production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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Barley production is measured in tonnes.