What is the difference in potato yields between Denmark and Germany?

0.81 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Denmark vs Germany: Potato yields

Denmark

45.83 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Germany

45.02 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Denmark rank

4th

Germany rank

5th

Potato yields over time

Denmark
Germany

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 45.83 tonnes per hectare against 45.02 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 0.81 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 4th and Germany ranks 5th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1960s	22.25 tonnes per hectare	21.95 tonnes per hectare	0.3053 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
1970s	24.94 tonnes per hectare	22.02 tonnes per hectare	2.92 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
1980s	33.34 tonnes per hectare	25.34 tonnes per hectare	8.01 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
1990s	36.79 tonnes per hectare	34.25 tonnes per hectare	2.54 tonnes per hectare	Denmark
2000s	39.81 tonnes per hectare	41.09 tonnes per hectare	1.28 tonnes per hectare	Germany
2010s	40.58 tonnes per hectare	42.7 tonnes per hectare	2.12 tonnes per hectare	Germany
2020s	44.28 tonnes per hectare	43.12 tonnes per hectare	1.17 tonnes per hectare	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato yields, Denmark or Germany?: Denmark, at 45.83 tonnes per hectare against 45.02 tonnes per hectare in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato yields between Denmark and Germany?: 0.81 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for potato yields?: Denmark ranks 4th and Germany ranks 5th 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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Indicator: Potato yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 159 places, 8,735 data points, 1705–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.