Potato yields in China
China: Potato yields was 20.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.8 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
78th
of 159 countries
All-time high
22.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
8 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 159 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.
Potato yields in China, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 8 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 8.75 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 9.41 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 9 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 8.95 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 8.9 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1970 | 10.75 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 10.48 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | +32.1% |
| 1974 | 13 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 11.57 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 11.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 12.75 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 11.14 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 11.24 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 10.28 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 10.89 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 11.38 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 11.65 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 10.79 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 10.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 11.51 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 11 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 11.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 10.56 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 12.61 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1993 | 14.87 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 13.65 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 14.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 14.96 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 15.89 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 12.7 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 14.03 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 13.68 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 15.04 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 15.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.71 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 14.52 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 15.31 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 14.62 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 15.18 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 14.41 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 15.66 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 16.28 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 16.77 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 17.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 17.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 17.68 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 18.21 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 18.97 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 22.17 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 19.86 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 20.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 20.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 20.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 20.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 20.8 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.31 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- China's 20.8 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.61 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
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 159 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.