Malta vs Sweden: Barley yields
Malta
4.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
Sweden
4.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malta rank
28th
Sweden rank
25th
Barley yields over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.45 tonnes per hectare against 4.17 tonnes per hectare in Malta, a difference of 0.28 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Malta ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 25th of 104 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.1507 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4 tonnes per hectare | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.1765 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.6133 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Malta or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.45 tonnes per hectare against 4.17 tonnes per hectare in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.28 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for barley yields?
- Malta ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 25th 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.