Nepal vs Viet Nam: Potato yields
Nepal
16.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Viet Nam
17.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nepal rank
102nd
Viet Nam rank
99th
Potato yields over time
- Nepal
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 17.11 tonnes per hectare against 16.65 tonnes per hectare in Nepal, a difference of 0.46 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Nepal ranks 102nd and Viet Nam ranks 99th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | 15.58 tonnes per hectare | 9.53 tonnes per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | 12.27 tonnes per hectare | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | 9.29 tonnes per hectare | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 8.64 tonnes per hectare | 9.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 11.72 tonnes per hectare | 10.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.9658 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 2010s | 14.11 tonnes per hectare | 14.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.1291 tonnes per hectare | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 16.87 tonnes per hectare | 16.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.2957 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Nepal or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 17.11 tonnes per hectare against 16.65 tonnes per hectare in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Nepal and Viet Nam?
- 0.46 tonnes per hectare, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Viet Nam?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Viet Nam rank globally for potato yields?
- Nepal ranks 102nd and Viet Nam ranks 99th 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.