India vs Pakistan: Potato yields
India
24.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Pakistan
24.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
59th
Pakistan rank
57th
Potato yields over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 24.9 tonnes per hectare against 24.57 tonnes per hectare in India, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.
India ranks 59th and Pakistan ranks 57th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.8 tonnes per hectare | 9.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 10.41 tonnes per hectare | 10.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.3559 tonnes per hectare | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 14.15 tonnes per hectare | 10.11 tonnes per hectare | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1990s | 16.43 tonnes per hectare | 12.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 18.46 tonnes per hectare | 17.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 22.31 tonnes per hectare | 21.88 tonnes per hectare | 0.4297 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 24.68 tonnes per hectare | 24.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.1651 tonnes per hectare | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 24.9 tonnes per hectare against 24.57 tonnes per hectare in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between India and Pakistan?
- 0.33 tonnes per hectare, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for potato yields?
- India ranks 59th and Pakistan ranks 57th 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.