Australia vs Canada: Potato yields
Australia
40.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Canada
41.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Canada rank
8th
Potato yields over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 41.66 tonnes per hectare against 40.78 tonnes per hectare in Australia, a difference of 0.88 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 8th of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.07 tonnes per hectare | 18.16 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1970s | 20.31 tonnes per hectare | 21.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.729 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 1980s | 25.83 tonnes per hectare | 24.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 30.17 tonnes per hectare | 12.4 tonnes per hectare | 17.77 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 34.72 tonnes per hectare | 11.98 tonnes per hectare | 22.73 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 38.31 tonnes per hectare | 39.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
| 2020s | 40.44 tonnes per hectare | 40.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.2718 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 41.66 tonnes per hectare against 40.78 tonnes per hectare in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Australia and Canada?
- 0.88 tonnes per hectare, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for potato yields?
- Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 8th of 159 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.