Germany vs Netherlands: Potato yields
Germany
45.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
41.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Netherlands rank
7th
Potato yields over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Germany currently reports 45.02 tonnes per hectare against 41.7 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 3.32 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.95 tonnes per hectare | 31.06 tonnes per hectare | 9.11 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 22.02 tonnes per hectare | 36.41 tonnes per hectare | 14.39 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 25.34 tonnes per hectare | 39.96 tonnes per hectare | 14.62 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 34.25 tonnes per hectare | 42.16 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 41.09 tonnes per hectare | 43.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 42.7 tonnes per hectare | 43.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.4964 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 43.12 tonnes per hectare | 42.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.9684 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Germany or Netherlands?
- Germany, at 45.02 tonnes per hectare against 41.7 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Germany and Netherlands?
- 3.32 tonnes per hectare, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for potato yields?
- Germany ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 7th 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.