Potato yields in Canada
Canada: Potato yields was 41.66 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.66 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 159 countries
All-time high
42.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
9.66 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potato yields in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 18.22 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 17.97 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 19.05 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 17.31 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 19.15 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 17.18 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 19.47 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 18.97 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 19.49 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 18.84 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 18.73 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 19.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 21.77 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 20.73 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 21.97 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 22.52 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 22.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 24.33 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 23.17 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 23.95 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 24.52 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 22.61 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 23.78 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 26.27 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 25.27 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 26.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 24.52 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 25.12 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 25.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 9.66 tonnes per hectare | -61.5% |
| 1992 | 11.82 tonnes per hectare | +22.3% |
| 1993 | 10.77 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 11.24 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 10.79 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 11.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 11.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 11.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.05 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 11.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 10.27 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 11.17 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 11.84 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 12.36 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 11.51 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 13.05 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 12.65 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.61 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.75 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 39.08 tonnes per hectare | +206.6% |
| 2011 | 36.65 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 38.61 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 41.06 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 41.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 42.71 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 38.78 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 39.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 38.91 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 38.78 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.75 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 40.01 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 40.81 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 41.64 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 41.66 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 41.66 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.86 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +206.6% | 12.75 tonnes per hectare | 39.08 tonnes per hectare |
| 1991 | -61.5% | 25.1 tonnes per hectare | 9.66 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
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 159 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.