Potato yields in Austria
Austria: Potato yields was 31.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Austria, 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 Austria stood at 31.67 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Austria peaked at 36.52 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.57 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Austria 32nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 21.95 tonnes per hectare | 17.57 tonnes per hectare | 26.67 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.25 tonnes per hectare | 22.46 tonnes per hectare | 25.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.54 tonnes per hectare | 24.04 tonnes per hectare | 30.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.33 tonnes per hectare | 19.96 tonnes per hectare | 30.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.73 tonnes per hectare | 26.53 tonnes per hectare | 34.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.22 tonnes per hectare | 26.34 tonnes per hectare | 36.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.62 tonnes per hectare | 28.81 tonnes per hectare | 36.52 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Austria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 2.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 726,060 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Austria?
- Potato yields in Austria was 31.67 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 36.52 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.57 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Austria rank for potato yields?
- Austria ranks 32nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.