Germany vs United States: Potato yields
Germany
45.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
50.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Potato yields over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 50.9 tonnes per hectare against 45.02 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 5.88 tonnes per hectare.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 158 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.95 tonnes per hectare | 23.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 22.02 tonnes per hectare | 27.73 tonnes per hectare | 5.71 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 25.34 tonnes per hectare | 31.7 tonnes per hectare | 6.36 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1990s | 34.25 tonnes per hectare | 37.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 41.09 tonnes per hectare | 43.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 42.7 tonnes per hectare | 47.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 43.12 tonnes per hectare | 50.56 tonnes per hectare | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Germany or United States?
- United States, at 50.9 tonnes per hectare against 45.02 tonnes per hectare in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Germany and United States?
- 5.88 tonnes per hectare, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for potato yields?
- Germany ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd 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.