Malta vs Reunion: Potato yields

Malta
13.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Reunion
14.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
Malta rank
119th
Reunion rank
116th

Potato yields over time

  • Malta
  • Reunion
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How they compare

Reunion currently reports 14.06 tonnes per hectare against 13.55 tonnes per hectare in Malta, a difference of 0.51 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 119th and Reunion ranks 116th of 158 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Reunion in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Reunion Difference Ahead
1960s 7.37 tonnes per hectare 11.18 tonnes per hectare 3.81 tonnes per hectare Reunion
1970s 8.19 tonnes per hectare 15.02 tonnes per hectare 6.83 tonnes per hectare Reunion
1980s 8.27 tonnes per hectare 15.7 tonnes per hectare 7.43 tonnes per hectare Reunion
1990s 20.85 tonnes per hectare 14.02 tonnes per hectare 6.83 tonnes per hectare Malta
2000s 20.71 tonnes per hectare 19.53 tonnes per hectare 1.17 tonnes per hectare Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato yields, Malta or Reunion?
Reunion, at 14.06 tonnes per hectare against 13.55 tonnes per hectare in Malta as of 2006.
What is the difference in potato yields between Malta and Reunion?
0.51 tonnes per hectare, with Reunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Reunion?
46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2006.
How do Malta and Reunion rank globally for potato yields?
Malta ranks 119th and Reunion ranks 116th 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

Indicator
Potato yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 8,735 data points, 1705–2024
Last refreshed

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.