Taiwan vs Uruguay: Potato yields
Taiwan
22.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
23.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Taiwan rank
67th
Uruguay rank
64th
Potato yields over time
- Taiwan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 23.32 tonnes per hectare against 22.79 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan, a difference of 0.53 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 64th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.96 tonnes per hectare | 4.92 tonnes per hectare | 6.04 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 11.41 tonnes per hectare | 5.47 tonnes per hectare | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 16.02 tonnes per hectare | 7.21 tonnes per hectare | 8.81 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 20.44 tonnes per hectare | 11.51 tonnes per hectare | 8.94 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 23.02 tonnes per hectare | 15.64 tonnes per hectare | 7.38 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 24.07 tonnes per hectare | 20.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 22.13 tonnes per hectare | 22.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.7556 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Taiwan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 23.32 tonnes per hectare against 22.79 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Taiwan and Uruguay?
- 0.53 tonnes per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Taiwan and Uruguay rank globally for potato yields?
- Taiwan ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 64th 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.