Malta vs Zimbabwe: Yields of key staple crops

Malta
5.03 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
Zimbabwe
4.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malta rank
29th
Zimbabwe rank
30th

Yields of key staple crops over time

  • Malta
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 5.03 tonnes per hectare against 4.86 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malta ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 125 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 1.42 tonnes per hectare 2.4 tonnes per hectare 0.9795 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
1970s 2.4 tonnes per hectare 3.96 tonnes per hectare 1.56 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
1980s 3.8 tonnes per hectare 5.53 tonnes per hectare 1.72 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
1990s 3.5 tonnes per hectare 5.52 tonnes per hectare 2.02 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
2000s 4.34 tonnes per hectare 3.83 tonnes per hectare 0.5053 tonnes per hectare Malta
2010s 4.87 tonnes per hectare 2.27 tonnes per hectare 2.6 tonnes per hectare Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Malta or Zimbabwe?
Malta, at 5.03 tonnes per hectare against 4.86 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2017.
What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Malta and Zimbabwe?
0.17 tonnes per hectare, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Zimbabwe?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Malta and Zimbabwe rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
Malta ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Yields of key staple crops
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.