Argentina vs Sweden: Potato yields

Argentina
35.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sweden
37.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
18th
Sweden rank
16th

Potato yields over time

  • Argentina
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 37.31 tonnes per hectare against 35.78 tonnes per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 1.53 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Argentina ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 16th of 158 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 9.91 tonnes per hectare 22.28 tonnes per hectare 12.37 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1970s 13.42 tonnes per hectare 25.69 tonnes per hectare 12.27 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1980s 19.48 tonnes per hectare 29.65 tonnes per hectare 10.17 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1990s 23.52 tonnes per hectare 33 tonnes per hectare 9.48 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2000s 28.1 tonnes per hectare 29.62 tonnes per hectare 1.52 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2010s 31.57 tonnes per hectare 33.42 tonnes per hectare 1.85 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2020s 35.43 tonnes per hectare 36.19 tonnes per hectare 0.7587 tonnes per hectare Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato yields, Argentina or Sweden?
Sweden, at 37.31 tonnes per hectare against 35.78 tonnes per hectare in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato yields between Argentina and Sweden?
1.53 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Sweden rank globally for potato yields?
Argentina ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 16th 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

Indicator
Potato yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 8,735 data points, 1705–2024
Last refreshed

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.