Greece vs Iran: Potato yields
Greece
31.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran
32.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Greece rank
33rd
Iran rank
30th
Potato yields over time
- Greece
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 32.28 tonnes per hectare against 31.59 tonnes per hectare in Greece, a difference of 0.69 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Greece ranks 33rd and Iran ranks 30th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.41 tonnes per hectare | 10.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 1970s | 14.18 tonnes per hectare | 10.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 1980s | 17.95 tonnes per hectare | 15.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 1990s | 19.93 tonnes per hectare | 20.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.2664 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2000s | 20.29 tonnes per hectare | 24.32 tonnes per hectare | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2010s | 23.6 tonnes per hectare | 30.8 tonnes per hectare | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
| 2020s | 29.8 tonnes per hectare | 30.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.8446 tonnes per hectare | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Greece or Iran?
- Iran, at 32.28 tonnes per hectare against 31.59 tonnes per hectare in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Greece and Iran?
- 0.69 tonnes per hectare, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iran?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Iran rank globally for potato yields?
- Greece ranks 33rd and Iran ranks 30th 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.