China vs Zambia: Potato yields
China
20.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
20.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
78th
Zambia rank
77th
Potato yields over time
- China
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 20.94 tonnes per hectare against 20.8 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 78th and Zambia ranks 77th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.14 tonnes per hectare | 9.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.2509 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1970s | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | 8.72 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 10.91 tonnes per hectare | 9.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 13.41 tonnes per hectare | 9 tonnes per hectare | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 14.76 tonnes per hectare | 12.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 17.73 tonnes per hectare | 17.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.4307 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 20.36 tonnes per hectare | 22.51 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, China or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 20.94 tonnes per hectare against 20.8 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between China and Zambia?
- 0.14 tonnes per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Zambia rank globally for potato yields?
- China ranks 78th and Zambia ranks 77th 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.