Democratic Republic of the Congo vs South Africa: Potatoes — Yield
Potatoes — Yield over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 37,951 kg/ha against 4,573 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 33,378 kg/ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 8.3 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 16th of 18 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,552 kg/ha | 9,390 kg/ha | 3,838 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 5,299 kg/ha | 14,350 kg/ha | 9,051 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 5,160 kg/ha | 16,043 kg/ha | 10,883 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 4,862 kg/ha | 24,642 kg/ha | 19,780 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4,634 kg/ha | 33,038 kg/ha | 28,405 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4,592 kg/ha | 35,578 kg/ha | 30,987 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4,568 kg/ha | 37,451 kg/ha | 32,882 kg/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potatoes — yield, Democratic Republic of the Congo or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 37,951 kg/ha against 4,573 kg/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potatoes — yield between Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa?
- 33,378 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa rank globally for potatoes — yield?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 16th of 18 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Potatoes — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.