Potato yields in Latvia
Latvia: Potato yields was 18.41 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Latvia, 1992–2024
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
In 2024, potato yields in Latvia stood at 18.41 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Latvia peaked at 22.37 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.17 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
That places Latvia 86th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.25 tonnes per hectare | 11.47 tonnes per hectare | 15.88 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.45 tonnes per hectare | 11.17 tonnes per hectare | 17.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.15 tonnes per hectare | 16.08 tonnes per hectare | 22.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.17 tonnes per hectare | 15.77 tonnes per hectare | 21.31 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Latvia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Rural population 579,603 (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 31.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 763,400 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Latvia?
- Potato yields in Latvia was 18.41 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.37 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.17 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Latvia rank for potato yields?
- Latvia ranks 86th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.