Hungary vs Norway: Potato yields
Hungary
29.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Norway
29.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Hungary rank
42nd
Norway rank
40th
Potato yields over time
- Hungary
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 29.86 tonnes per hectare against 29.48 tonnes per hectare in Hungary, a difference of 0.38 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Hungary ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 40th of 158 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | 22.15 tonnes per hectare | 13.15 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1970s | 12.67 tonnes per hectare | 23.67 tonnes per hectare | 11.01 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1980s | 17.82 tonnes per hectare | 24.95 tonnes per hectare | 7.13 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 1990s | 17.24 tonnes per hectare | 24.74 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2000s | 23.46 tonnes per hectare | 25.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2010s | 24.75 tonnes per hectare | 26.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
| 2020s | 27.04 tonnes per hectare | 30.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Hungary or Norway?
- Norway, at 29.86 tonnes per hectare against 29.48 tonnes per hectare in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Hungary and Norway?
- 0.38 tonnes per hectare, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Norway?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Norway rank globally for potato yields?
- Hungary ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 40th 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.