Hordeum spp.: two-row barley (H. disticum) six-row barley (H. hexasticum) four-row barley (H. vulgare). Tolerates poorer soils and lower temperatures better than does wheat. Varieties include with husk and without (naked). Used as a livestock feed, for malt and for preparing foods. The roasted grains are a coffee substitute.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 0 | 915 | 2.305 | 2.217 | 1.656 | 2.541 | 2.183 | 4.891 | 9.859 | 5.869 | 8.104 | 8.144 | 5.181 | 5.969 | 12.049 | 8.282 | 8.582 | 8.100 |
| Turquia | 0 | 91 | 47 | 53 | 57 | 39 | 259 | 131 | 779 | 44 | 256 | 889 | 389 | 903 | 706 | 2.867 | 2.141 | 500 |
| Índia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 200 | 211 | 135 | 192 | 71 | 48 | 238 | 150 |
| Filipinas | 6 | 6 | 6 | 113 | 493 | 251 | 150 | |||||||||||
| Peru | 12 | 50 | 53 | 62 | 37 | 98 | 98 | 101 | 117 | 82 | 99 | 189 | 111 | 122 | 97 | 132 | 106 | 125 |
| Coreia do Sul | 7 | 47 | 85 | 41 | 46 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 62 | 62 | 74 | 100 | 70 |
| Zimbabue | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Paquistão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Quênia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cuba | 42 | 44 |