Chile vs Switzerland: Potato yields
Chile
34.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Switzerland
34.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Chile rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
21st
Potato yields over time
- Chile
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 34.69 tonnes per hectare against 34.55 tonnes per hectare in Chile, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 21st of 158 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.97 tonnes per hectare | 26.7 tonnes per hectare | 17.73 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 9.88 tonnes per hectare | 34.72 tonnes per hectare | 24.84 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 12.63 tonnes per hectare | 37.38 tonnes per hectare | 24.75 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 15.17 tonnes per hectare | 40.27 tonnes per hectare | 25.1 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 19.07 tonnes per hectare | 39.48 tonnes per hectare | 20.4 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 24.76 tonnes per hectare | 39.11 tonnes per hectare | 14.35 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 29.64 tonnes per hectare | 36.09 tonnes per hectare | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Chile or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 34.69 tonnes per hectare against 34.55 tonnes per hectare in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Chile and Switzerland?
- 0.14 tonnes per hectare, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Switzerland rank globally for potato yields?
- Chile ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 21st 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.