Malta vs Papua New Guinea: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Malta
4,880 kg per hectare
in 2017
Papua New Guinea
4,787 kg per hectare
in 2023
Malta rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Malta
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malta currently reports 4,880 kg per hectare against 4,787 kg per hectare in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 93 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 180 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,279 kg per hectare | 3,156 kg per hectare | 123.05 kg per hectare | Malta |
| 2000s | 4,279 kg per hectare | 3,895 kg per hectare | 384.07 kg per hectare | Malta |
| 2010s | 4,742 kg per hectare | 4,617 kg per hectare | 124.98 kg per hectare | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Malta or Papua New Guinea?
- Malta, at 4,880 kg per hectare against 4,787 kg per hectare in Papua New Guinea as of 2017.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Malta and Papua New Guinea?
- 93 kg per hectare, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Papua New Guinea?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Malta and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Malta ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.