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
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
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.