France vs Germany: Potato yields
France
42.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany
45.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
6th
Germany rank
5th
Potato yields over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 45.02 tonnes per hectare against 42.44 tonnes per hectare in France, a difference of 2.58 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 6th and Germany ranks 5th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.85 tonnes per hectare | 21.95 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 1970s | 23.55 tonnes per hectare | 22.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 31.16 tonnes per hectare | 25.34 tonnes per hectare | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 35.51 tonnes per hectare | 34.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 42.02 tonnes per hectare | 41.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.9353 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 42.77 tonnes per hectare | 42.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.0617 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 41.19 tonnes per hectare | 43.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 45.02 tonnes per hectare against 42.44 tonnes per hectare in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between France and Germany?
- 2.58 tonnes per hectare, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for potato yields?
- France ranks 6th and Germany ranks 5th 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.