Kenya vs USSR: Potato yields
Kenya
9.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
10.78 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Kenya rank
133rd
USSR rank
130th
Potato yields over time
- Kenya
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 10.78 tonnes per hectare against 9.68 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 1.1 tonnes per hectare.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
Kenya ranks 133rd and USSR ranks 130th of 159 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.11 tonnes per hectare | 10.31 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1970s | 7.26 tonnes per hectare | 11.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1980s | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | 11.54 tonnes per hectare | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1990s | 10.1 tonnes per hectare | 10.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.7447 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Kenya or USSR?
- USSR, at 10.78 tonnes per hectare against 9.68 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 1991.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Kenya and USSR?
- 1.1 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Kenya and USSR rank globally for potato yields?
- Kenya ranks 133rd and USSR ranks 130th of 159 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.