Potato yields in Australia
Australia: Potato yields was 40.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Australia, 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
In 2024, potato yields in Australia stood at 40.78 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Australia peaked at 40.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.33 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Australia ranks 9th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.07 tonnes per hectare | 12.33 tonnes per hectare | 17.67 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.31 tonnes per hectare | 17.58 tonnes per hectare | 22.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.83 tonnes per hectare | 22.98 tonnes per hectare | 27.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.17 tonnes per hectare | 28.54 tonnes per hectare | 32.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.72 tonnes per hectare | 28.45 tonnes per hectare | 38.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.31 tonnes per hectare | 35.09 tonnes per hectare | 40.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.44 tonnes per hectare | 39.8 tonnes per hectare | 40.78 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 40.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.39 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 12.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 19.46 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Australia?
- Potato yields in Australia was 40.78 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.33 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for potato yields?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.