Iceland vs Malta: Potato yields
Iceland
13.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malta
13.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iceland rank
120th
Malta rank
119th
Potato yields over time
- Iceland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 13.55 tonnes per hectare against 13.35 tonnes per hectare in Iceland, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 120th and Malta ranks 119th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.44 tonnes per hectare | 7.37 tonnes per hectare | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | Iceland |
| 1970s | 9.51 tonnes per hectare | 8.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | Iceland |
| 1980s | 13.41 tonnes per hectare | 8.27 tonnes per hectare | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | Iceland |
| 1990s | 11.21 tonnes per hectare | 20.85 tonnes per hectare | 9.64 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
| 2000s | 15.21 tonnes per hectare | 20.67 tonnes per hectare | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
| 2010s | 14.69 tonnes per hectare | 16.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | Malta |
| 2020s | 15.49 tonnes per hectare | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Iceland or Malta?
- Malta, at 13.55 tonnes per hectare against 13.35 tonnes per hectare in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Iceland and Malta?
- 0.2 tonnes per hectare, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for potato yields?
- Iceland ranks 120th and Malta ranks 119th of 158 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 Potato 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.