Potato yields in Indonesia
Indonesia: Potato yields was 18.82 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.82 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
85th
of 159 countries
All-time high
19.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
4.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 18.82 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Indonesia peaked at 19.63 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
That places Indonesia 85th 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5.91 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 5.58 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 5 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 1967 | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 6.83 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 1972 | 7.29 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 8 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 7.29 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 7.7 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 11.28 tonnes per hectare | +46.5% |
| 1978 | 8.8 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 1979 | 9.46 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 9.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 8.25 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 11.25 tonnes per hectare | +36.4% |
| 1985 | 11.52 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 12.01 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 11.52 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 10.73 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 14.26 tonnes per hectare | +32.9% |
| 1990 | 14.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 13.27 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 14.38 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 15.83 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 15.65 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 16.59 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 15.86 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 16.21 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 15.34 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 14.72 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 14.85 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 15.59 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 15.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 16.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.94 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 16.09 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 16.51 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.94 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 15.96 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.58 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 16.02 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 17.67 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 18.2 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 18.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.4 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 18.71 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 19.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 19.55 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 18.96 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 19.6 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 19.63 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 18.82 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 18.82 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.31 tonnes per hectare, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 18.82 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.61 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 6 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.88 tonnes per hectare | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | 11.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.38 tonnes per hectare | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | 14.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2 tonnes per hectare | 13.27 tonnes per hectare | 16.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.81 tonnes per hectare | 13.38 tonnes per hectare | 16.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2 tonnes per hectare | 15.4 tonnes per hectare | 19.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.31 tonnes per hectare | 18.82 tonnes per hectare | 19.63 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Indonesia?
- Potato yields in Indonesia was 18.82 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.63 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Indonesia rank for potato yields?
- Indonesia ranks 85th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.