Potato yields in Finland
Finland: Potato yields was 31.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Finland, 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
Finland recorded 31.25 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 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Finland peaked at 31.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.06 tonnes per hectare, in 1974.
Finland ranks 34th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.3 tonnes per hectare | 11.96 tonnes per hectare | 17.3 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.62 tonnes per hectare | 11.06 tonnes per hectare | 18.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.24 tonnes per hectare | 11.76 tonnes per hectare | 21.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.99 tonnes per hectare | 18.01 tonnes per hectare | 24.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.59 tonnes per hectare | 20.56 tonnes per hectare | 28.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 27 tonnes per hectare | 23.65 tonnes per hectare | 28.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.41 tonnes per hectare | 27.49 tonnes per hectare | 31.25 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.44 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 908,230 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Finland?
- Potato yields in Finland was 31.25 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 31.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.06 tonnes per hectare in 1974.
- How does Finland rank for potato yields?
- Finland ranks 34th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.