Potato yields in China
China: Potato yields was 20.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in China, 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
The most recent figure for potato yields in China is 20.8 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in China peaked at 22.17 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places China 78th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.14 tonnes per hectare | 8 tonnes per hectare | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 11.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.41 tonnes per hectare | 10.56 tonnes per hectare | 15.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.76 tonnes per hectare | 13.68 tonnes per hectare | 15.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.73 tonnes per hectare | 15.66 tonnes per hectare | 22.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.36 tonnes per hectare | 19.86 tonnes per hectare | 20.8 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.7% (2025)
- Rural population 473.41 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 33.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 99.99 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in China?
- Potato yields in China was 20.8 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 22.17 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does China rank for potato yields?
- China ranks 78th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.