New Zealand vs United States of America: Potato yields
New Zealand
51.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States of America
50.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
New Zealand rank
1st
United States of America rank
2nd
Potato yields over time
- New Zealand
- United States of America
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 51.31 tonnes per hectare against 50.9 tonnes per hectare in United States of America, a difference of 0.41 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.
New Zealand ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.57 tonnes per hectare | 23.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.4872 tonnes per hectare | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 27.87 tonnes per hectare | 27.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.1372 tonnes per hectare | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 29.18 tonnes per hectare | 31.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | United States of America |
| 1990s | 40.04 tonnes per hectare | 37.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 45.32 tonnes per hectare | 43.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 49.38 tonnes per hectare | 47.33 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 51.01 tonnes per hectare | 50.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.446 tonnes per hectare | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, New Zealand or United States of America?
- New Zealand, at 51.31 tonnes per hectare against 50.9 tonnes per hectare in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between New Zealand and United States of America?
- 0.41 tonnes per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for potato yields?
- New Zealand ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 2nd of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) β 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.