Lesotho vs Nicaragua: Potato yields
Lesotho
17.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nicaragua
18.01 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Lesotho rank
92nd
Nicaragua rank
89th
Potato yields over time
- Lesotho
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 18.01 tonnes per hectare against 17.89 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 92nd and Nicaragua ranks 89th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.56 tonnes per hectare | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 10.68 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 13.26 tonnes per hectare | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 8.97 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 15.11 tonnes per hectare | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 15.84 tonnes per hectare | 14.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 16.37 tonnes per hectare | 13.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 17.26 tonnes per hectare | 17.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.0515 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 17.79 tonnes per hectare | 19.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Lesotho or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 18.01 tonnes per hectare against 17.89 tonnes per hectare in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Lesotho and Nicaragua?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Nicaragua rank globally for potato yields?
- Lesotho ranks 92nd and Nicaragua ranks 89th 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.