Malawi vs Thailand: Potato yields
Malawi
19.18 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Thailand
18.18 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi rank
84th
Thailand rank
87th
Potato yields over time
- Malawi
- Thailand
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 19.18 tonnes per hectare against 18.18 tonnes per hectare in Thailand, a difference of 1 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.
Malawi ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 87th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 tonnes per hectare | 7.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1970s | 6.89 tonnes per hectare | 7.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1980s | 7.74 tonnes per hectare | 10.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 1990s | 9.42 tonnes per hectare | 12.92 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2000s | 13.12 tonnes per hectare | 14.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | Thailand |
| 2010s | 16.89 tonnes per hectare | 16.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.6038 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
| 2020s | 18.65 tonnes per hectare | 18.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.2127 tonnes per hectare | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Malawi or Thailand?
- Malawi, at 19.18 tonnes per hectare against 18.18 tonnes per hectare in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Malawi and Thailand?
- 1 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Thailand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Thailand rank globally for potato yields?
- Malawi ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 87th 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.