Malta vs United States: Barley yields
Malta
4.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
United States
4.13 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malta rank
28th
United States rank
30th
Barley yields over time
- Malta
- United States
How they compare
Malta currently reports 4.17 tonnes per hectare against 4.13 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Malta ranks 28th and United States ranks 30th of 104 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.6987 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.3784 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.7361 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
| 1990s | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.4075 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 4 tonnes per hectare | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.6402 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.2918 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Malta or United States?
- Malta, at 4.17 tonnes per hectare against 4.13 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Malta and United States?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Malta and United States rank globally for barley yields?
- Malta ranks 28th and United States ranks 30th 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.