Mongolia vs Sri Lanka: Potato yields
Mongolia
12.82 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
12.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mongolia rank
122nd
Sri Lanka rank
121st
Potato yields over time
- Mongolia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 12.97 tonnes per hectare against 12.82 tonnes per hectare in Mongolia, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.42 tonnes per hectare | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.6707 tonnes per hectare | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 7.49 tonnes per hectare | 8.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 10.19 tonnes per hectare | 12.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 8.09 tonnes per hectare | 11.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 8.81 tonnes per hectare | 13.94 tonnes per hectare | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | 16.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.93 tonnes per hectare | 15.18 tonnes per hectare | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Mongolia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 12.97 tonnes per hectare against 12.82 tonnes per hectare in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Mongolia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Sri Lanka rank globally for potato yields?
- Mongolia ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 121st 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.