Potato yields in Cyprus
Cyprus: Potato yields was 22.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus is 22.09 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Cyprus peaked at 29.72 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.17 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Cyprus 70th 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 | 14.03 tonnes per hectare | 9.17 tonnes per hectare | 16.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.05 tonnes per hectare | 18.56 tonnes per hectare | 24.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.09 tonnes per hectare | 18.05 tonnes per hectare | 25.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.93 tonnes per hectare | 11.64 tonnes per hectare | 24.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7 tonnes per hectare | 18 tonnes per hectare | 29.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.19 tonnes per hectare | 18.07 tonnes per hectare | 26.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.54 tonnes per hectare | 22.09 tonnes per hectare | 24.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 459.84 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 456,529 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 33.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,070 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Cyprus?
- Potato yields in Cyprus was 22.09 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 29.72 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Cyprus rank for potato yields?
- Cyprus ranks 70th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.