Austria vs Japan: Potato yields

Austria
31.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
32.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Austria rank
32nd
Japan rank
29th

Potato yields over time

  • Austria
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 32.31 tonnes per hectare against 31.67 tonnes per hectare in Austria, a difference of 0.64 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 29th of 158 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 21.95 tonnes per hectare 18.54 tonnes per hectare 3.42 tonnes per hectare Austria
1970s 24.25 tonnes per hectare 24.17 tonnes per hectare 0.0736 tonnes per hectare Austria
1980s 26.54 tonnes per hectare 28.94 tonnes per hectare 2.4 tonnes per hectare Japan
1990s 26.33 tonnes per hectare 31.03 tonnes per hectare 4.71 tonnes per hectare Japan
2000s 30.73 tonnes per hectare 32.01 tonnes per hectare 1.29 tonnes per hectare Japan
2010s 31.22 tonnes per hectare 30.24 tonnes per hectare 0.971 tonnes per hectare Austria
2020s 32.62 tonnes per hectare 31.77 tonnes per hectare 0.8584 tonnes per hectare Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato yields, Austria or Japan?
Japan, at 32.31 tonnes per hectare against 31.67 tonnes per hectare in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato yields between Austria and Japan?
0.64 tonnes per hectare, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Austria and Japan rank globally for potato yields?
Austria ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 29th 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.