Costa Rica vs Malta: Orange yields
Costa Rica
14.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malta
15.51 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
52nd
Malta rank
49th
Orange yields over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 15.51 tonnes per hectare against 14.47 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.04 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malta ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 49th of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | 16.59 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
| 2000s | 16.19 tonnes per hectare | 16.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.0503 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 11.23 tonnes per hectare | 15.58 tonnes per hectare | 4.35 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orange yields, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Malta, at 15.51 tonnes per hectare against 14.47 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in orange yields between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 1.04 tonnes per hectare, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for orange yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Malta ranks 49th of 123 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 Orange 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.