Potato yields in Argentina
Argentina: Potato yields was 35.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potato yields in Argentina is 35.78 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Argentina peaked at 36.08 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.26 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Argentina ranks 18th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.91 tonnes per hectare | 8.26 tonnes per hectare | 12.22 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.42 tonnes per hectare | 9.11 tonnes per hectare | 17.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.48 tonnes per hectare | 13.94 tonnes per hectare | 25.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.52 tonnes per hectare | 19.9 tonnes per hectare | 29.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.1 tonnes per hectare | 25.13 tonnes per hectare | 29.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.57 tonnes per hectare | 29.62 tonnes per hectare | 34.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.43 tonnes per hectare | 34.79 tonnes per hectare | 36.08 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 37.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.51 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 17.66 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Argentina?
- Potato yields in Argentina was 35.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 36.08 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.26 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Argentina rank for potato yields?
- Argentina ranks 18th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.