Egypt vs Malta: Barley yields

Egypt
4.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malta
4.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
Egypt rank
31st
Malta rank
28th

Barley yields over time

  • Egypt
  • Malta
1234196119922024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 4.17 tonnes per hectare against 4.09 tonnes per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 31st and Malta ranks 28th of 104 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 2.35 tonnes per hectare 1.38 tonnes per hectare 0.9665 tonnes per hectare Egypt
1970s 2.65 tonnes per hectare 2.01 tonnes per hectare 0.6424 tonnes per hectare Egypt
1980s 2.82 tonnes per hectare 3.46 tonnes per hectare 0.6322 tonnes per hectare Malta
1990s 2.24 tonnes per hectare 2.72 tonnes per hectare 0.4884 tonnes per hectare Malta
2000s 2.34 tonnes per hectare 4 tonnes per hectare 1.66 tonnes per hectare Malta
2010s 2.46 tonnes per hectare 4.15 tonnes per hectare 1.69 tonnes per hectare Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Egypt or Malta?
Malta, at 4.17 tonnes per hectare against 4.09 tonnes per hectare in Egypt as of 2017.
What is the difference in barley yields between Egypt and Malta?
0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malta?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Malta rank globally for barley yields?
Egypt ranks 31st and Malta ranks 28th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Barley yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 5,512 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.