Chile vs Saudi Arabia: Potato yields
Chile
34.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
33.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chile rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
25th
Potato yields over time
- Chile
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 34.55 tonnes per hectare against 33.17 tonnes per hectare in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.38 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.97 tonnes per hectare | 8.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.277 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1970s | 9.77 tonnes per hectare | 7.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 1980s | 12.63 tonnes per hectare | 15.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 15.17 tonnes per hectare | 19.04 tonnes per hectare | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 19.07 tonnes per hectare | 24.46 tonnes per hectare | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 24.76 tonnes per hectare | 24.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.5575 tonnes per hectare | Chile |
| 2020s | 29.64 tonnes per hectare | 31.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Chile or Saudi Arabia?
- Chile, at 34.55 tonnes per hectare against 33.17 tonnes per hectare in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Chile and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.38 tonnes per hectare, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Saudi Arabia rank globally for potato yields?
- Chile ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th 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.