Which has higher potato yields, United States or USSR?

United States, at 50.9 against 10.78 in USSR as of 2024.

What is the difference in potato yields between United States and USSR?

40.12, with United States ahead.

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Our World in Data, published as Potato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States

50.9

in 2024

USSR

10.78

in 1991

United States rank

2nd

USSR rank

1st

United States currently reports 50.9 against 10.78 in USSR, a difference of 40.12.

That makes United States's figure about 4.7 times USSR's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 158 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	United States	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	23.08	10.31	12.77	United States
1970s	27.73	11.76	15.97	United States
1980s	31.7	11.54	20.16	United States
1990s	33.47	10.85	22.62	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher potato yields, United States or USSR?: United States, at 50.9 against 10.78 in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato yields between United States and USSR?: 40.12, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for potato yields?: United States ranks 2nd and USSR ranks 1st of 158 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Potato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.