New Caledonia vs Rwanda: Potato yields
New Caledonia
6.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
7.92 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
142nd
Rwanda rank
139th
Potato yields over time
- New Caledonia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 7.92 tonnes per hectare against 6.91 tonnes per hectare in New Caledonia, a difference of 1.01 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Caledonia ahead.
New Caledonia ranks 142nd and Rwanda ranks 139th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 7.33 tonnes per hectare | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.5695 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 9.27 tonnes per hectare | 6.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | 6.41 tonnes per hectare | 10.26 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 10.21 tonnes per hectare | 8.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 8.73 tonnes per hectare | 12.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.8119 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, New Caledonia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 7.92 tonnes per hectare against 6.91 tonnes per hectare in New Caledonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between New Caledonia and Rwanda?
- 1.01 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Caledonia and Rwanda rank globally for potato yields?
- New Caledonia ranks 142nd and Rwanda ranks 139th 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.