Potato yields in Malta
Malta: Potato yields was 13.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Malta stood at 13.55 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Malta peaked at 27.14 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.55 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Malta 119th out of 158 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.37 tonnes per hectare | 5.55 tonnes per hectare | 9.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.19 tonnes per hectare | 6.88 tonnes per hectare | 9.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.27 tonnes per hectare | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 11.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.85 tonnes per hectare | 11.45 tonnes per hectare | 27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.67 tonnes per hectare | 14.21 tonnes per hectare | 27.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.35 tonnes per hectare | 9.75 tonnes per hectare | 26.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | 12.49 tonnes per hectare | 14.33 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 130.29 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25,040 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Malta?
- Potato yields in Malta was 13.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 27.14 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.55 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Malta rank for potato yields?
- Malta ranks 119th out of 158 regions with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.