DESCRIPTION

Barley is a cereal grain that people can use in bread, beverages, stews, and other dishes. As a whole grain, barley provides fiber, vitamins, and minerals. These offer various health benefits. cereal plant of the grass family Poaceae and its edible grain. Grown in a variety of environments, barley is the fourth largest grain crop globally, after wheat, rice, and corn. Barley is commonly used in breads, soups, stews, and health products, though it is primarily grown as animal fodder and as a source of malt for alcoholic beverages, especially beer.

World Production

• Worldwide 158,979,610 tonnes of barley is produced per year.
• Russian Federation is the largest barley producer in the world with 20,489,088 tonnes production per year.
• France comes second with 13,565,420 tonnes yearly production.
• With 11,591,500 tonnes of production per year, Germany is the third largest producer of barley.
• United States of America, with 3,691,860 tonnes of production per year is ranked at 12.

World Barley Production by Country

	Country	Production (Tons)	Production per Person (Kg)	Acreage (Hectare)	Yield (Kg / Hectare)
	Russian Federation	20,489,088	139.498	8,536,675	2,400.1
	France	13,565,420	201.575	1,944,190	6,977.4
	Germany	11,591,500	140.094	1,708,800	6,783.4
	Canada	10,382,600	279	2,727,500	3,806.6
	Ukraine	8,916,780	210.979	2,609,200	3,417.4
	Australia	8,818,946	352.062	4,436,588	1,987.8
	Spain	7,744,150	165.972	2,693,510	2,875.1
	Turkey	7,600,000	94.047	2,860,889	2,656.5
	United Kingdom	6,510,000	98.576	1,138,000	5,720.6
	Argentina	5,117,247	115.009	1,256,360	4,073.1
	Kazakhstan	3,830,069	209.61	2,976,843	1,286.6
	United States of America	3,691,860	11.264	883,030	4,180.9
	Denmark	3,624,560	626.008	583,200	6,215
	Iran	3,600,000	44.033	2,161,219	1,665.7
	Poland	3,311,570	86.163	975,290	3,395.5
	Syria	3,053,124	166.98	1,480,886	2,061.7
	Ethiopia	2,378,010	22.114	950,742	2,501.2
	Romania	1,879,950	96.289	448,890	4,188
	Czech Republic	1,718,060	161.877	319,580	5,376
	Finland	1,701,960	308.444	397,900	4,277.4
	Algeria	1,647,746	38.729	1,133,005	1,454.3
	India	1,633,070	1.222	575,600	2,837.2
	Sweden	1,546,500	152.042	291,760	5,300.6
	Iraq	1,518,471	38.599	897,216	1,692.4
	Ireland	1,479,600	304.632	179,360	8,249.3
	Hungary	1,383,260	141.568	247,370	5,591.9
	Morocco	1,161,183	33.392	1,050,153	1,105.7
	Italy	1,104,990	18.283	261,410	4,227
	Belarus	1,098,189	115.865	408,918	2,685.6
	Azerbaijan	988,184	99.836	342,125	2,888.4
	Mexico	964,083	7.729	357,994	2,693
	Tunisia	940,000	82.123	581,000	1,617.9
	China	900,000	0.646	260,000	3,461.5
	Austria	828,130	93.699	137,240	6,034.2
	Uruguay	637,800	181.917	167,300	3,812.3
	Saudi Arabia	627,982	18.794	91,619	6,854.3
	Slovakia	599,560	110.15	126,370	4,744.5
	Lithuania	588,450	210.105	174,770	3,367
	Norway	581,000	109.368	129,919	4,472
	Bulgaria	563,150	79.879	112,030	5,026.8
	Estonia	523,140	396.579	123,380	4,240.1
	Kyrgyzstan	465,864	73.838	205,071	2,271.7
	Brazil	409,099	1.952	113,814	3,594.5
	Belgium	401,060	35.129	46,760	8,577
	New Zealand	383,651	78.278	55,457	6,918
	Serbia	373,340	53.323	100,118	3,729
	Greece	366,580	34.043	132,570	2,765.2
	South Africa	345,000	5.977	131,960	2,614.4
	Latvia	305,400	158.592	86,800	3,518.4
	Croatia	278,600	66.458	53,660	5,191.9
	The Netherlands	242,370	14.049	33,390	7,258.8
	Japan	222,700	1.761	61,500	3,621.1
	Peru	215,509	6.899	136,103	1,583.4
	Chile	210,890	12	28,605	7,372.5
	Switzerland	190,167	22.391	27,178	6,997.1
	Moldova	168,060	47.329	52,893	3,177.4
	Tajikistan	156,240	17.494	71,826	2,175.3
	Thailand	138,921	2.008	60,013	2,314.8
	Macedonia	138,453	66.715	43,941	3,150.9
	South Korea	136,915	2.652	43,719	3,131.7
	Uzbekistan	133,496	4.088	91,909	1,452.5
	Afghanistan	123,576	3.914	84,070	1,469.9
	Slovenia	102,480	49.582	21,140	4,847.7
	Egypt	100,436	1.03	30,470	3,296.2
	Kenya	85,781	1.684	22,016	3,896.3
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	74,462	19.676	20,908	3,561.4
	Libya	70,000	10.818	136,247	513.8
	Armenia	68,333	23.009	49,722	1,374.3
	Jordan	66,618	6.511	57,828	1,152
	Eritrea	65,000	12.529	45,000	1,444.4
	Zimbabwe	56,781	3.824	10,292	5,517
	Pakistan	54,685	0.271	56,483	968.2
	Georgia	53,500	14.345	25,800	2,073.6
	Portugal	53,300	5.179	19,500	2,733.3
	Bolivia	47,951	4.241	53,616	894.3
	Luxembourg	36,050	59.883	6,060	5,948.8
	Lebanon	32,000	5.251	14,000	2,285.7
	Nepal	30,550	1.046	24,409	1,251.6
	Cyprus	30,400	35.564	11,580	2,625.2
	Yemen	26,933	0.931	27,344	985
	Tanzania	20,019	0.369	10,401	1,924.7
	North Korea	19,401	0.758	17,720	1,094.9
	Turkmenistan	19,357	3.308	17,056	1,134.9
	Palestinian Territories	15,327	3.369	7,519	2,038.4
	Ecuador	13,450	0.788	9,198	1,462.3
	Zambia	11,687	0.692	11,117	1,051.3
	Colombia	8,527	0.171	3,149	2,707.8
	Albania	7,942	2.767	2,742	2,896.4
	Iceland	7,900	22.375	2,200	3,590.9
	Israel	5,000	0.561	4,740	1,054.9
	Kuwait	2,726	0.645	650	4,193.8
	Mongolia	2,512	0.779	1,946	1,290.9
	Malta	2,174	4.57	522	4,164.8
	Oman	1,677	0.335	613	2,735.7
	Mauritania	1,574	0.395	516	3,050.4
	Congo-Kinshasa	1,088	0.013	1,582	687.7
	Bhutan	1,026	1.411	792	1,295.5
	Montenegro	990	1.591	390	2,538.5
	Lesotho	459	0.203	1,651	278
	Rwanda	288	0.024	333	864.9
	Qatar	229	0.093	76	3,013.2
	Taiwan	226	0.01	159	1,421.4
	Bangladesh	157	0.001	191	822
	United Arab Emirates	110	0.012	14	7,857.1
	Myanmar	83	0.002	75	1,106.7
	Sudan	81	0.002	74	1,094.6
	Guatemala	29	0.002	17	1,705.9