FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Barley production in United Kingdom
In 2024 United Kingdom produced 7.1 million t of barley, the 8th largest in the world (4.99% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 2.6%. The record was 11.1 million t in 1984. Area harvested: 1.2 million ha, yield 5.9 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 7.1 million t
- World rank
- 8 of 100
- 10-year change
- +2.6%
- Record
- 11.1 million t
- 1984
Barley in United Kingdom, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,091,000 | +1.8% | 1,194,000 | 5.94 |
| 2023 | 6,963,000 | −5.7% | 1,137,000 | 6.12 |
| 2022 | 7,385,000 | +6.1% | 1,104,000 | 6.69 |
| 2021 | 6,961,000 | −14% | 1,150,000 | 6.05 |
| 2020 | 8,117,000 | +0.9% | 1,388,000 | 5.85 |
| 2019 | 8,048,000 | +24% | 1,162,000 | 6.93 |
| 2018 | 6,510,000 | −9.2% | 1,138,000 | 5.72 |
| 2017 | 7,169,000 | +7.7% | 1,177,000 | 6.09 |
| 2016 | 6,655,000 | −9.7% | 1,122,000 | 5.93 |
| 2015 | 7,370,000 | +6.6% | 1,101,000 | 6.69 |
| 2014 | 6,911,000 | −2.6% | 1,080,000 | 6.40 |
| 2013 | 7,092,000 | +28% | 1,213,000 | 5.85 |
| 2012 | 5,522,000 | +0.5% | 1,002,000 | 5.51 |
| 2011 | 5,494,000 | +4.6% | 970,000 | 5.66 |
| 2010 | 5,252,000 | −21% | 921,000 | 5.70 |
| 2009 | 6,668,000 | +8.5% | 1,143,000 | 5.83 |
| 2008 | 6,144,000 | +21% | 1,032,000 | 5.95 |
| 2007 | 5,079,000 | −3.1% | 898,000 | 5.66 |
| 2006 | 5,239,000 | −4.7% | 881,000 | 5.95 |
| 2005 | 5,495,000 | −5.2% | 938,000 | 5.86 |
| 2004 | 5,799,000 | −8.8% | 1,007,000 | 5.76 |
| 2003 | 6,360,000 | +3.8% | 1,076,000 | 5.91 |
| 2002 | 6,128,000 | −8.0% | 1,101,000 | 5.57 |
| 2001 | 6,660,000 | +2.6% | 1,245,000 | 5.35 |
| 2000 | 6,492,000 | −1.4% | 1,128,000 | 5.76 |
| 1999 | 6,581,000 | −0.6% | 1,179,000 | 5.58 |
| 1998 | 6,623,000 | −15% | 1,253,000 | 5.29 |
| 1997 | 7,828,000 | +1.0% | 1,359,000 | 5.76 |
| 1996 | 7,753,000 | +13% | 1,269,000 | 6.11 |
| 1995 | 6,834,000 | +15% | 1,192,000 | 5.73 |
| 1994 | 5,945,000 | −1.5% | 1,106,000 | 5.38 |
| 1993 | 6,038,000 | −18% | 1,164,000 | 5.19 |
| 1992 | 7,360,000 | −3.5% | 1,297,000 | 5.67 |
| 1991 | 7,624,000 | −3.5% | 1,392,700 | 5.47 |
| 1990 | 7,897,000 | −2.2% | 1,516,100 | 5.21 |
| 1989 | 8,072,655 | −7.3% | 1,653,200 | 4.88 |
| 1988 | 8,710,000 | −5.6% | 1,878,000 | 4.64 |
| 1987 | 9,230,000 | −7.8% | 1,830,000 | 5.04 |
| 1986 | 10,014,000 | +2.8% | 1,917,000 | 5.22 |
| 1985 | 9,740,000 | −12% | 1,966,000 | 4.95 |
| 1984 | 11,064,000 | +11% | 1,979,000 | 5.59 |
| 1983 | 9,980,000 | −8.9% | 2,144,000 | 4.65 |
| 1982 | 10,960,000 | +7.1% | 2,222,000 | 4.93 |
| 1981 | 10,230,000 | −0.9% | 2,327,000 | 4.40 |
| 1980 | 10,320,000 | +7.2% | 2,329,866 | 4.43 |
| 1979 | 9,623,000 | −2.3% | 2,343,438 | 4.11 |
| 1978 | 9,850,000 | −6.5% | 2,351,800 | 4.19 |
| 1977 | 10,531,000 | +38% | 2,400,403 | 4.39 |
| 1976 | 7,648,000 | −10% | 2,182,000 | 3.51 |
| 1975 | 8,513,000 | −6.9% | 2,345,000 | 3.63 |
| 1974 | 9,140,100 | +1.4% | 2,216,000 | 4.12 |
| 1973 | 9,013,000 | −2.6% | 2,269,000 | 3.97 |
| 1972 | 9,251,000 | +8.0% | 2,289,656 | 4.04 |
| 1971 | 8,564,794 | +14% | 2,290,074 | 3.74 |
| 1970 | 7,534,893 | −13% | 2,244,766 | 3.36 |
| 1969 | 8,670,401 | +4.7% | 2,414,942 | 3.59 |
| 1968 | 8,277,503 | −10% | 2,402,979 | 3.44 |
| 1967 | 9,221,300 | +5.6% | 2,440,900 | 3.78 |
| 1966 | 8,730,350 | +6.6% | 2,482,876 | 3.52 |
| 1965 | 8,191,000 | +8.9% | 2,183,249 | 3.75 |
| 1964 | 7,522,834 | +12% | 2,036,350 | 3.69 |
| 1963 | 6,704,914 | +14% | 1,907,257 | 3.52 |
| 1962 | 5,865,657 | +16% | 1,613,459 | 3.64 |
| 1961 | 5,053,833 | — | 1,549,115 | 3.26 |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 628,942 t USD 174 m
- Exporter rank
- 12 of 79
- Imports
- 226,716 t USD 55.0 m
- Importer rank
- 26 of 132
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
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.