France vs Netherlands: Potato yields
France
42.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
41.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
6th
Netherlands rank
7th
Potato yields over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 42.44 tonnes per hectare against 41.7 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 0.74 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 158 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.85 tonnes per hectare | 31.06 tonnes per hectare | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 23.55 tonnes per hectare | 36.41 tonnes per hectare | 12.87 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 31.16 tonnes per hectare | 39.96 tonnes per hectare | 8.79 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 35.51 tonnes per hectare | 42.16 tonnes per hectare | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 42.02 tonnes per hectare | 43.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 42.77 tonnes per hectare | 43.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.4348 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 41.19 tonnes per hectare | 42.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.9562 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 42.44 tonnes per hectare against 41.7 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between France and Netherlands?
- 0.74 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for potato yields?
- France ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 7th 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.