What is the difference in potato yields between Kuwait and Sweden?

0.81 tonnes per hectare, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sweden?

54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

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.

Kuwait vs Sweden: Potato yields

Kuwait

38.12 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Sweden

37.31 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Kuwait rank

14th

Sweden rank

16th

Potato yields over time

Kuwait
Sweden

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 38.12 tonnes per hectare against 37.31 tonnes per hectare in Sweden, a difference of 0.81 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sweden ahead.

Kuwait ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 16th of 159 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13.51 tonnes per hectare	25.45 tonnes per hectare	11.93 tonnes per hectare	Sweden
1980s	19.42 tonnes per hectare	29.65 tonnes per hectare	10.23 tonnes per hectare	Sweden
1990s	34.67 tonnes per hectare	33 tonnes per hectare	1.67 tonnes per hectare	Kuwait
2000s	28.22 tonnes per hectare	29.62 tonnes per hectare	1.4 tonnes per hectare	Sweden
2010s	44.74 tonnes per hectare	33.42 tonnes per hectare	11.33 tonnes per hectare	Kuwait
2020s	31.86 tonnes per hectare	36.19 tonnes per hectare	4.32 tonnes per hectare	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato yields, Kuwait or Sweden?: Kuwait, at 38.12 tonnes per hectare against 37.31 tonnes per hectare in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato yields between Kuwait and Sweden?: 0.81 tonnes per hectare, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sweden?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Sweden rank globally for potato yields?: Kuwait ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 16th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.