Australia vs Ireland: Potato yields
Australia
40.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ireland
39.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Ireland rank
12th
Potato yields over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 40.78 tonnes per hectare against 39.61 tonnes per hectare in Ireland, a difference of 1.17 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 12th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.07 tonnes per hectare | 24.8 tonnes per hectare | 9.74 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1970s | 20.31 tonnes per hectare | 25.88 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1980s | 25.83 tonnes per hectare | 21.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 1990s | 30.17 tonnes per hectare | 27.96 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 34.72 tonnes per hectare | 33.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 38.31 tonnes per hectare | 37.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.6368 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2020s | 40.44 tonnes per hectare | 40.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.1276 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Australia or Ireland?
- Australia, at 40.78 tonnes per hectare against 39.61 tonnes per hectare in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Australia and Ireland?
- 1.17 tonnes per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for potato yields?
- Australia ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 12th 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.