Madagascar vs Mauritania: Potato yields
Madagascar
6.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mauritania
5.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
145th
Mauritania rank
147th
Potato yields over time
- Madagascar
- Mauritania
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 6.04 tonnes per hectare against 5.91 tonnes per hectare in Mauritania, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Madagascar ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 147th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 6.7 tonnes per hectare | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.8938 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 5.82 tonnes per hectare | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.6182 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | 5.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.0879 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.0116 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Madagascar or Mauritania?
- Madagascar, at 6.04 tonnes per hectare against 5.91 tonnes per hectare in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Mauritania rank globally for potato yields?
- Madagascar ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 147th 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.