What is the difference in potato yields between Benin and French Polynesia?

0.14 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and French Polynesia?

29 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.

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.

Benin vs French Polynesia: Potato yields

Benin

9.5 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

French Polynesia

9.36 tonnes per hectare

in 2021

Benin rank

134th

French Polynesia rank

135th

Potato yields over time

Benin
French Polynesia

How they compare

Benin currently reports 9.5 tonnes per hectare against 9.36 tonnes per hectare in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 134th and French Polynesia ranks 135th of 159 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and French Polynesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	French Polynesia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.05 tonnes per hectare	10 tonnes per hectare	1.05 tonnes per hectare	Benin
1990s	7.41 tonnes per hectare	8.53 tonnes per hectare	1.12 tonnes per hectare	French Polynesia
2000s	5.68 tonnes per hectare	8.82 tonnes per hectare	3.14 tonnes per hectare	French Polynesia
2010s	10.12 tonnes per hectare	9.14 tonnes per hectare	0.9844 tonnes per hectare	Benin
2020s	11.28 tonnes per hectare	9.34 tonnes per hectare	1.94 tonnes per hectare	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato yields, Benin or French Polynesia?: Benin, at 9.5 tonnes per hectare against 9.36 tonnes per hectare in French Polynesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato yields between Benin and French Polynesia?: 0.14 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and French Polynesia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
How do Benin and French Polynesia rank globally for potato yields?: Benin ranks 134th and French Polynesia ranks 135th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.