Potato yields in Canada
Canada: Potato yields was 41.66 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Canada, 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
Canada recorded 41.66 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Canada peaked at 42.71 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.66 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Canada ranks 8th 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 | 18.16 tonnes per hectare | 16.1 tonnes per hectare | 19.47 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.04 tonnes per hectare | 18.73 tonnes per hectare | 24.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.59 tonnes per hectare | 22.61 tonnes per hectare | 26.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.4 tonnes per hectare | 9.66 tonnes per hectare | 25.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.98 tonnes per hectare | 10.27 tonnes per hectare | 13.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.53 tonnes per hectare | 36.65 tonnes per hectare | 42.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.17 tonnes per hectare | 36.75 tonnes per hectare | 41.66 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.53 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2022)
- Rural population 7.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Land under cereal production 16.03 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Canada?
- Potato yields in Canada was 41.66 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 42.71 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.66 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for potato yields?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.