Potato yields in Bahrain
Bahrain: Potato yields was 40 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
40 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 166.7%
World rank
10th
of 159 countries
All-time high
42.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
10 tonnes per hectare
in 1999
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Potato yields in Bahrain, 1976–2024
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
Bahrain recorded 40 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 166.7% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Bahrain peaked at 42.5 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
Bahrain ranks 10th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Potato yields in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1977 | 27.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 25 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16.75 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 1983 | 13 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1984 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 12 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 14.8 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 1987 | 17 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 15 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 18.67 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 20.67 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 18.8 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 16.29 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 14.75 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +28.0% |
| 1998 | 16 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 11 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 19 tonnes per hectare | +72.7% |
| 2003 | 18 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 13 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 25.56 tonnes per hectare | +96.6% |
| 2008 | 21 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 17.76 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 19.11 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 19.84 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 20.14 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 23.33 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 26.51 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 29.37 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 37.5 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 42.5 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 30 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 30 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.75 tonnes per hectare | -54.2% |
| 2022 | 13.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +166.7% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 40 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.86 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 40 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.68 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields in Bahrain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +166.7% | 15 tonnes per hectare | 40 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.71 tonnes per hectare | 25 tonnes per hectare | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 1980s | 16.96 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare | 25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 20.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.89 tonnes per hectare | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | 25.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.61 tonnes per hectare | 17.76 tonnes per hectare | 42.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5 tonnes per hectare | 13.75 tonnes per hectare | 40 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
More agriculture & rural data for Bahrain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 73.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Bahrain?
- Potato yields in Bahrain was 40 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Bahrain rank for potato yields?
- Bahrain ranks 10th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.