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
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
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.