Potato yields in India
India: Potato yields was 24.57 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in India, 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
India recorded 24.57 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in India peaked at 25.79 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.25 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
India ranks 59th of 158 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.8 tonnes per hectare | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.41 tonnes per hectare | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | 12.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.15 tonnes per hectare | 12.15 tonnes per hectare | 15.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.43 tonnes per hectare | 14.6 tonnes per hectare | 19.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.46 tonnes per hectare | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | 19.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.31 tonnes per hectare | 19.93 tonnes per hectare | 23.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.68 tonnes per hectare | 23.68 tonnes per hectare | 25.79 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in India?
- Potato yields in India was 24.57 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 25.79 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.25 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does India rank for potato yields?
- India ranks 59th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.