Potato yields in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Potato yields was 28.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
28.73 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
46th
of 159 countries
All-time high
28.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
6.86 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 159 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.
Potato yields in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 7.33 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 7.58 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 7.02 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 7.21 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 7.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 7.04 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 7 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 7.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 7.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 7.12 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 7.21 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 7.21 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 10.01 tonnes per hectare | +38.8% |
| 1981 | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | -21.8% |
| 1982 | 10.61 tonnes per hectare | +35.5% |
| 1983 | 10.2 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 11.26 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 10.6 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 13.03 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1987 | 12.4 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 13.54 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 13.86 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 11.88 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 12.38 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 8.63 tonnes per hectare | -30.3% |
| 1993 | 9.84 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 12.16 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 10.36 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 9.21 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 9.1 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 11.05 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 14.24 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 18.38 tonnes per hectare | +29.1% |
| 2002 | 16.64 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 18.36 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 17.96 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 22.08 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 22.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 21.63 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 20.55 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 21.97 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 23.73 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 23.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 25.66 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 26.71 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 26.68 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 26.71 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 26.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.85 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 26.64 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 26.61 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.53 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 28.71 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 28.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 28.73 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.31 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 28.73 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.08 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +38.8% | 7.21 tonnes per hectare | 10.01 tonnes per hectare |
| 1982 | +35.5% | 7.83 tonnes per hectare | 10.61 tonnes per hectare |
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 (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (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 159 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.