Potato yields in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Potato yields was 28.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potato yields in Dominican Republic, 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
Dominican Republic recorded 28.73 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Dominican Republic peaked at 28.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.86 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
Dominican Republic ranks 46th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.18 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 7.58 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 7.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.33 tonnes per hectare | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | 13.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.45 tonnes per hectare | 8.63 tonnes per hectare | 12.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4 tonnes per hectare | 14.24 tonnes per hectare | 22.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.76 tonnes per hectare | 23.62 tonnes per hectare | 26.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.64 tonnes per hectare | 26.61 tonnes per hectare | 28.73 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 27.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 235,617 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Dominican Republic?
- Potato yields in Dominican Republic was 28.73 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 28.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.86 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for potato yields?
- Dominican Republic ranks 46th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.