Malta vs United States: Bean yields
Malta
2.6 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
United States
2.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malta rank
20th
United States rank
22nd
Bean yields over time
- Malta
- United States
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2.6 tonnes per hectare against 2.32 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.28 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Malta ranks 20th and United States ranks 22nd of 132 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.3259 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.409 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.5465 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
| 1990s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.2059 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
| 2000s | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.4519 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
| 2010s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.5047 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher bean yields, Malta or United States?
- Malta, at 2.6 tonnes per hectare against 2.32 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2017.
- What is the difference in bean yields between Malta and United States?
- 0.28 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 bean yields?
- Malta ranks 20th and United States ranks 22nd of 132 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Bean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.