Lesotho vs Yemen: Potato yields
Lesotho
17.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Yemen
17.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lesotho rank
92nd
Yemen rank
94th
Potato yields over time
- Lesotho
- Yemen
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 17.89 tonnes per hectare against 17.7 tonnes per hectare in Yemen, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 92nd and Yemen ranks 94th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.56 tonnes per hectare | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | 7.81 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 13.26 tonnes per hectare | 10.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 15.11 tonnes per hectare | 15.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.4596 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
| 1990s | 15.84 tonnes per hectare | 13.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 16.37 tonnes per hectare | 12.27 tonnes per hectare | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 17.26 tonnes per hectare | 14.13 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 17.81 tonnes per hectare | 17.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.1027 tonnes per hectare | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Lesotho or Yemen?
- Lesotho, at 17.89 tonnes per hectare against 17.7 tonnes per hectare in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Lesotho and Yemen?
- 0.19 tonnes per hectare, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Yemen rank globally for potato yields?
- Lesotho ranks 92nd and Yemen ranks 94th 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.