Madagascar vs New Caledonia: Potato yields
Madagascar
6.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
New Caledonia
6.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
145th
New Caledonia rank
142nd
Potato yields over time
- Madagascar
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 6.91 tonnes per hectare against 6.04 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.87 tonnes per hectare.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 145th and New Caledonia ranks 142nd of 158 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.12 tonnes per hectare | 7.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.4315 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | 7.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 6.7 tonnes per hectare | 9.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 10.81 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 5.82 tonnes per hectare | 10.21 tonnes per hectare | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | 8.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Madagascar or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 6.91 tonnes per hectare against 6.04 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Madagascar and New Caledonia?
- 0.87 tonnes per hectare, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and New Caledonia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and New Caledonia rank globally for potato yields?
- Madagascar ranks 145th and New Caledonia ranks 142nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.