Denmark vs France: Potato yields
Denmark
45.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France
42.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
4th
France rank
6th
Potato yields over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 45.83 tonnes per hectare against 42.44 tonnes per hectare in France, a difference of 3.39 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 4th and France ranks 6th of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.25 tonnes per hectare | 18.85 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1970s | 24.94 tonnes per hectare | 23.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1980s | 33.34 tonnes per hectare | 31.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1990s | 36.79 tonnes per hectare | 35.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 2000s | 39.81 tonnes per hectare | 42.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 40.58 tonnes per hectare | 42.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 44.28 tonnes per hectare | 41.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 45.83 tonnes per hectare against 42.44 tonnes per hectare in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Denmark and France?
- 3.39 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for potato yields?
- Denmark ranks 4th and France ranks 6th 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.