Malta vs Norway: Barley yields
Malta
4.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
Norway
4.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malta rank
28th
Norway rank
26th
Barley yields over time
- Malta
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.43 tonnes per hectare against 4.17 tonnes per hectare in Malta, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Malta ranks 28th and Norway ranks 26th of 104 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.0069 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.7875 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2000s | 4 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.3475 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.2547 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Malta or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.43 tonnes per hectare against 4.17 tonnes per hectare in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Malta and Norway?
- 0.26 tonnes per hectare, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Norway?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Malta and Norway rank globally for barley yields?
- Malta ranks 28th and Norway ranks 26th 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
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.