Malta vs Sri Lanka: Potato yields

Malta
13.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
12.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malta rank
119th
Sri Lanka rank
121st

Potato yields over time

  • Malta
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 13.55 tonnes per hectare against 12.97 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.58 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 158 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 7.37 tonnes per hectare 6.75 tonnes per hectare 0.6216 tonnes per hectare Malta
1970s 8.19 tonnes per hectare 8.94 tonnes per hectare 0.749 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
1980s 8.27 tonnes per hectare 12.02 tonnes per hectare 3.76 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
1990s 20.85 tonnes per hectare 11.24 tonnes per hectare 9.62 tonnes per hectare Malta
2000s 20.67 tonnes per hectare 13.94 tonnes per hectare 6.73 tonnes per hectare Malta
2010s 16.35 tonnes per hectare 16.55 tonnes per hectare 0.1933 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka
2020s 13.38 tonnes per hectare 15.18 tonnes per hectare 1.81 tonnes per hectare Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato yields, Malta or Sri Lanka?
Malta, at 13.55 tonnes per hectare against 12.97 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato yields between Malta and Sri Lanka?
0.58 tonnes per hectare, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malta and Sri Lanka rank globally for potato yields?
Malta ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st 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.