What is the difference in potato yields between French Polynesia and Kenya?

0.32 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Kenya?

61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.

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.

French Polynesia vs Kenya: Potato yields

French Polynesia

9.36 tonnes per hectare

in 2021

Kenya

9.68 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

French Polynesia rank

135th

Kenya rank

133rd

Potato yields over time

French Polynesia
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 9.68 tonnes per hectare against 9.36 tonnes per hectare in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.32 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 135th and Kenya ranks 133rd of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	10 tonnes per hectare	7.11 tonnes per hectare	2.89 tonnes per hectare	French Polynesia
1970s	10 tonnes per hectare	7.26 tonnes per hectare	2.74 tonnes per hectare	French Polynesia
1980s	10 tonnes per hectare	5.73 tonnes per hectare	4.27 tonnes per hectare	French Polynesia
1990s	8.62 tonnes per hectare	9.19 tonnes per hectare	0.5703 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
2000s	8.84 tonnes per hectare	14.18 tonnes per hectare	5.34 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
2010s	9.14 tonnes per hectare	14.14 tonnes per hectare	5 tonnes per hectare	Kenya
2020s	9.34 tonnes per hectare	10.16 tonnes per hectare	0.8228 tonnes per hectare	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato yields, French Polynesia or Kenya?: Kenya, at 9.68 tonnes per hectare against 9.36 tonnes per hectare in French Polynesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato yields between French Polynesia and Kenya?: 0.32 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Kenya?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
How do French Polynesia and Kenya rank globally for potato yields?: French Polynesia ranks 135th and Kenya ranks 133rd 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.