Bean yields in Malta
Malta: Bean yields was 2.6 tonnes per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
2.6 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
20th
of 133 countries
All-time high
2.86 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
All-time low
0.4686 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
57
1961–2017
Bean yields in Malta, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2017, bean yields in Malta stood at 2.6 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Malta peaked at 2.86 tonnes per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4686 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Malta ranks 20th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Bean yields in Malta, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4686 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +154.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6824 tonnes per hectare | -42.8% |
| 1964 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +146.3% |
| 1965 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7509 tonnes per hectare | -63.0% |
| 1967 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +41.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8783 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1969 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +34.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9884 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1971 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +24.3% |
| 1972 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 1973 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8898 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8652 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +40.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8492 tonnes per hectare | -29.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9455 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +29.9% |
| 1980 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +71.0% |
| 1981 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 1983 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1984 | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | +37.4% |
| 1985 | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 1987 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +48.9% |
| 1997 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2.6 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.76 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2.6 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.89 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +154.4% | 0.4686 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare |
| 1964 | +146.3% | 0.6824 tonnes per hectare | 1.68 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.4686 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.8492 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Malta?
- Bean yields in Malta was 2.6 tonnes per hectare in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4686 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for bean yields?
- Malta ranks 20th out of 133 countries with data for 2017.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.