Indonesia vs Malawi: Potato yields

Indonesia
18.82 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
19.18 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Indonesia rank
85th
Malawi rank
84th

Potato yields over time

  • Indonesia
  • Malawi
5101520196119922024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 19.18 tonnes per hectare against 18.82 tonnes per hectare in Indonesia, a difference of 0.36 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Indonesia ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 84th of 158 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 5.41 tonnes per hectare 6.31 tonnes per hectare 0.9041 tonnes per hectare Malawi
1970s 7.88 tonnes per hectare 6.89 tonnes per hectare 0.9991 tonnes per hectare Indonesia
1980s 10.38 tonnes per hectare 7.74 tonnes per hectare 2.64 tonnes per hectare Indonesia
1990s 15.2 tonnes per hectare 9.42 tonnes per hectare 5.78 tonnes per hectare Indonesia
2000s 15.81 tonnes per hectare 13.12 tonnes per hectare 2.69 tonnes per hectare Indonesia
2010s 17.2 tonnes per hectare 16.89 tonnes per hectare 0.3128 tonnes per hectare Indonesia
2020s 19.31 tonnes per hectare 18.65 tonnes per hectare 0.6598 tonnes per hectare Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato yields, Indonesia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 19.18 tonnes per hectare against 18.82 tonnes per hectare in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato yields between Indonesia and Malawi?
0.36 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Malawi rank globally for potato yields?
Indonesia ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 84th 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

Indicator
Potato yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 8,735 data points, 1705–2024
Last refreshed

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.