Brazil vs Mexico: Potato yields
Brazil
33.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
32.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
24th
Mexico rank
27th
Potato yields over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 33.52 tonnes per hectare against 32.71 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0.81 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 27th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | 8.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1970s | 8.66 tonnes per hectare | 11.68 tonnes per hectare | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1980s | 12.11 tonnes per hectare | 13.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1990s | 14.85 tonnes per hectare | 18.9 tonnes per hectare | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2000s | 21.54 tonnes per hectare | 25.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2010s | 28.81 tonnes per hectare | 27.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.8748 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
| 2020s | 33.13 tonnes per hectare | 31.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 33.52 tonnes per hectare against 32.71 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.81 tonnes per hectare, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for potato yields?
- Brazil ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 27th 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.