Morocco vs Saudi Arabia: Potato yields
Morocco
32.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
33.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Morocco rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
25th
Potato yields over time
- Morocco
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 33.17 tonnes per hectare against 32.78 tonnes per hectare in Morocco, a difference of 0.39 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.
Morocco ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.68 tonnes per hectare | 8.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.9889 tonnes per hectare | Morocco |
| 1970s | 12.23 tonnes per hectare | 7.95 tonnes per hectare | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | Morocco |
| 1980s | 16.1 tonnes per hectare | 15.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.993 tonnes per hectare | Morocco |
| 1990s | 17.37 tonnes per hectare | 19.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 22.49 tonnes per hectare | 24.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 30.37 tonnes per hectare | 24.2 tonnes per hectare | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | Morocco |
| 2020s | 31.71 tonnes per hectare | 31.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.1645 tonnes per hectare | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Morocco or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 33.17 tonnes per hectare against 32.78 tonnes per hectare in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Morocco and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.39 tonnes per hectare, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Saudi Arabia rank globally for potato yields?
- Morocco ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th 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.