FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Barley production in Australia
In 2024 Australia produced 13.3 million t of barley, the 2nd largest in the world (9.34% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 53%. The record was 14.6 million t in 2020. Area harvested: 4.6 million ha, yield 2.9 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 13.3 million t
- World rank
- 2 of 100
- 10-year change
- +53%
- Record
- 14.6 million t
- 2020
Barley in Australia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13,265,000 | +21% | 4,621,000 | 2.87 |
| 2023 | 10,961,886 | −19% | 4,001,070 | 2.74 |
| 2022 | 13,491,375 | −6.2% | 3,807,695 | 3.54 |
| 2021 | 14,377,284 | −1.9% | 5,094,527 | 2.82 |
| 2020 | 14,648,581 | +45% | 5,491,009 | 2.67 |
| 2019 | 10,127,175 | +15% | 5,040,903 | 2.01 |
| 2018 | 8,818,946 | −4.7% | 4,436,588 | 1.99 |
| 2017 | 9,253,852 | −31% | 4,124,158 | 2.24 |
| 2016 | 13,505,990 | +50% | 4,834,102 | 2.79 |
| 2015 | 8,992,274 | +4.0% | 4,107,648 | 2.19 |
| 2014 | 8,646,321 | −5.8% | 4,078,041 | 2.12 |
| 2013 | 9,174,417 | +23% | 3,814,113 | 2.41 |
| 2012 | 7,471,592 | −9.1% | 3,644,368 | 2.05 |
| 2011 | 8,220,863 | +2.8% | 3,718,261 | 2.21 |
| 2010 | 7,994,720 | +1.7% | 3,680,994 | 2.17 |
| 2009 | 7,864,551 | −1.7% | 4,421,596 | 1.78 |
| 2008 | 7,996,506 | +12% | 5,015,011 | 1.59 |
| 2007 | 7,160,168 | +68% | 4,901,838 | 1.46 |
| 2006 | 4,257,032 | −55% | 4,181,979 | 1.02 |
| 2005 | 9,481,741 | +23% | 4,405,727 | 2.15 |
| 2004 | 7,739,767 | −25% | 4,645,658 | 1.67 |
| 2003 | 10,381,828 | +169% | 4,477,024 | 2.32 |
| 2002 | 3,864,833 | −53% | 3,863,778 | 1.00 |
| 2001 | 8,279,769 | +23% | 3,707,378 | 2.23 |
| 2000 | 6,743,000 | +34% | 3,454,000 | 1.95 |
| 1999 | 5,043,000 | −16% | 2,589,000 | 1.95 |
| 1998 | 5,987,000 | −7.6% | 3,167,000 | 1.89 |
| 1997 | 6,482,000 | −3.2% | 3,521,000 | 1.84 |
| 1996 | 6,696,110 | +15% | 3,367,000 | 1.99 |
| 1995 | 5,822,680 | +100% | 3,110,590 | 1.87 |
| 1994 | 2,913,190 | −56% | 2,470,490 | 1.18 |
| 1993 | 6,668,230 | +24% | 3,424,470 | 1.95 |
| 1992 | 5,396,721 | +19% | 2,947,000 | 1.83 |
| 1991 | 4,529,797 | +10% | 2,744,241 | 1.65 |
| 1990 | 4,107,755 | +1.6% | 2,450,000 | 1.68 |
| 1989 | 4,044,167 | +25% | 2,309,935 | 1.75 |
| 1988 | 3,241,585 | −5.1% | 2,190,112 | 1.48 |
| 1987 | 3,417,000 | −3.7% | 2,346,000 | 1.46 |
| 1986 | 3,548,000 | −26% | 2,274,000 | 1.56 |
| 1985 | 4,801,000 | −14% | 3,238,000 | 1.48 |
| 1984 | 5,554,305 | +14% | 3,518,105 | 1.58 |
| 1983 | 4,889,501 | +152% | 3,108,544 | 1.57 |
| 1982 | 1,938,763 | −44% | 2,452,436 | 0.79 |
| 1981 | 3,450,000 | +29% | 2,685,000 | 1.28 |
| 1980 | 2,682,000 | −28% | 2,451,000 | 1.09 |
| 1979 | 3,703,449 | −7.6% | 2,482,354 | 1.49 |
| 1978 | 4,006,000 | +68% | 2,785,000 | 1.44 |
| 1977 | 2,383,369 | −16% | 2,802,638 | 0.85 |
| 1976 | 2,846,939 | −10% | 2,320,963 | 1.23 |
| 1975 | 3,179,000 | +26% | 2,329,000 | 1.36 |
| 1974 | 2,515,000 | +4.9% | 1,825,550 | 1.38 |
| 1973 | 2,397,000 | +39% | 1,894,474 | 1.27 |
| 1972 | 1,727,000 | −44% | 2,139,902 | 0.81 |
| 1971 | 3,065,000 | +30% | 2,535,421 | 1.21 |
| 1970 | 2,351,000 | +38% | 2,000,057 | 1.18 |
| 1969 | 1,698,732 | +3.2% | 1,521,163 | 1.12 |
| 1968 | 1,646,296 | +97% | 1,340,995 | 1.23 |
| 1967 | 834,580 | −40% | 1,056,818 | 0.79 |
| 1966 | 1,396,808 | +47% | 1,010,784 | 1.38 |
| 1965 | 948,822 | −15% | 929,849 | 1.02 |
| 1964 | 1,118,465 | +14% | 835,306 | 1.34 |
| 1963 | 984,200 | +9.6% | 814,765 | 1.21 |
| 1962 | 897,655 | −4.6% | 820,498 | 1.09 |
| 1961 | 941,304 | — | 964,512 | 0.98 |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.