Libya vs Malawi: Potato yields
Libya
19.77 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
19.18 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Libya rank
81st
Malawi rank
84th
Potato yields over time
- Libya
- Malawi
How they compare
Libya currently reports 19.77 tonnes per hectare against 19.18 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.59 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Libya ranks 81st and Malawi ranks 84th of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1970s | 5.64 tonnes per hectare | 6.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1980s | 7.12 tonnes per hectare | 7.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.6257 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 1990s | 13.99 tonnes per hectare | 9.42 tonnes per hectare | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | Libya |
| 2000s | 19.15 tonnes per hectare | 13.12 tonnes per hectare | 6.03 tonnes per hectare | Libya |
| 2010s | 19.6 tonnes per hectare | 16.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | Libya |
| 2020s | 19.81 tonnes per hectare | 18.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Libya or Malawi?
- Libya, at 19.77 tonnes per hectare against 19.18 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Libya and Malawi?
- 0.59 tonnes per hectare, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Malawi rank globally for potato yields?
- Libya ranks 81st and Malawi ranks 84th of 159 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.