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
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
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.