Australia vs France: Potato yields
Australia
40.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France
42.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
France rank
6th
Potato yields over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 42.44 tonnes per hectare against 40.78 tonnes per hectare in Australia, a difference of 1.66 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and France ranks 6th of 158 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.07 tonnes per hectare | 18.85 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 20.31 tonnes per hectare | 23.55 tonnes per hectare | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 25.83 tonnes per hectare | 31.16 tonnes per hectare | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 30.17 tonnes per hectare | 35.51 tonnes per hectare | 5.34 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 34.72 tonnes per hectare | 42.02 tonnes per hectare | 7.31 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 38.31 tonnes per hectare | 42.77 tonnes per hectare | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 40.44 tonnes per hectare | 41.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.7501 tonnes per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Australia or France?
- France, at 42.44 tonnes per hectare against 40.78 tonnes per hectare in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Australia and France?
- 1.66 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for potato yields?
- Australia ranks 9th and France ranks 6th 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.