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Potato yields in Belgium

Belgium: Potato yields was 39.59 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
39.59 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
13th
of 158 countries
All-time high
54 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
32.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Potato yields in Belgium, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 44.4 tonnes per hectare2001: 41.2 tonnes per hectare2002: 47.1 tonnes per hectare2003: 42.5 tonnes per hectare2004: 48.4 tonnes per hectare2005: 42.8 tonnes per hectare2006: 38.5 tonnes per hectare2007: 46.9 tonnes per hectare2008: 46.1 tonnes per hectare2009: 44.7 tonnes per hectare2010: 42.3 tonnes per hectare2011: 50.1 tonnes per hectare2012: 45.4 tonnes per hectare2013: 45.5 tonnes per hectare2014: 54 tonnes per hectare2015: 46.9 tonnes per hectare2016: 38.2 tonnes per hectare2017: 47.6 tonnes per hectare2018: 32.6 tonnes per hectare2019: 41 tonnes per hectare2020: 40.4 tonnes per hectare2021: 43.1 tonnes per hectare2022: 38.9 tonnes per hectare2023: 42 tonnes per hectare2024: 39.6 tonnes per hectare

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 Belgium stood at 39.59 tonnes per hectare.

The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potato yields in Belgium peaked at 54 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.63 tonnes per hectare, in 2018.

That places Belgium 13th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.28 tonnes per hectare 38.55 tonnes per hectare 48.4 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 44.36 tonnes per hectare 32.63 tonnes per hectare 54 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 40.79 tonnes per hectare 38.91 tonnes per hectare 43.05 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 10 Bahrain 40 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 11 Jordan 39.91 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 14 Kuwait 38.12 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 15 South Africa 37.95 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 16 Sweden 37.31 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is potato yields in Belgium?
Potato yields in Belgium was 39.59 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 Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 54 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 32.63 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
How does Belgium rank for potato yields?
Belgium ranks 13th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
Is potato yields rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium 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

Indicator
Potato yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 8,735 data points, 1705–2024
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.