Potato yields in Honduras
Honduras: Potato yields was 14.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.75 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
113th
of 159 countries
All-time high
21.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
All-time low
4.56 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Honduras, 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 Honduras is 14.75 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Honduras peaked at 21.08 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.56 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Honduras 113th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 5.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 6.81 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 7.55 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 1974 | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 5.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | +32.7% |
| 1979 | 10.64 tonnes per hectare | +48.5% |
| 1980 | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 1981 | 10.38 tonnes per hectare | -23.1% |
| 1982 | 12.77 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 12.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 12.47 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 12.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 12.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 12.63 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 11.64 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 13.27 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 11.31 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 12.52 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 16.88 tonnes per hectare | +34.8% |
| 1993 | 11.47 tonnes per hectare | -32.0% |
| 1994 | 10.75 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 10.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 12.91 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 13.29 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 12.97 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 10.52 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 16.32 tonnes per hectare | +55.2% |
| 2001 | 17.07 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 16.55 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 18.11 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 17.27 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 16.19 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 16.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 18.19 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 21.08 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 14.63 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 15.96 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 14.21 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 14.17 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 14.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.86 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 14.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.65 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.81 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 14.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.77 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 14.75 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 tonnes per hectare, 91% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 14.75 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.08 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato yields in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +55.2% | 10.52 tonnes per hectare | 16.32 tonnes per hectare |
| 1979 | +48.5% | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | 10.64 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | 5.4 tonnes per hectare | 10.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.42 tonnes per hectare | 10.38 tonnes per hectare | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.34 tonnes per hectare | 10.52 tonnes per hectare | 16.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.38 tonnes per hectare | 16.19 tonnes per hectare | 21.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8 tonnes per hectare | 14.17 tonnes per hectare | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.77 tonnes per hectare | 14.74 tonnes per hectare | 14.81 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Honduras?
- Potato yields in Honduras was 14.75 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 21.08 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for potato yields?
- Honduras ranks 113th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.