Potato yields in Lithuania
Lithuania: Potato yields was 18.09 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.09 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
88th
of 159 countries
All-time high
18.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
7.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Potato yields in Lithuania, 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
Lithuania recorded 18.09 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Lithuania peaked at 18.15 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.91 tonnes per hectare, in 2006.
Lithuania ranks 88th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Potato yields in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.49 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 14.54 tonnes per hectare | +53.2% |
| 1994 | 9.41 tonnes per hectare | -35.3% |
| 1995 | 12.8 tonnes per hectare | +36.0% |
| 1996 | 16.32 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 1997 | 15.1 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 13.58 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 14.1 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 10.29 tonnes per hectare | -37.2% |
| 2002 | 15.44 tonnes per hectare | +50.1% |
| 2003 | 15.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.88 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | -34.6% |
| 2007 | 10.91 tonnes per hectare | +38.0% |
| 2008 | 14.8 tonnes per hectare | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 14.22 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 13.03 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 15.59 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 17.08 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 14.86 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 17.16 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 16.98 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 15.9 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 12.25 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 15.51 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 18.1 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 15.73 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 13.06 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 14.92 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 18.15 tonnes per hectare | +21.7% |
| 2024 | 18.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 18.09 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.86 tonnes per hectare, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 18.09 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1 tonnes per hectare, 69% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.17 tonnes per hectare | 9.41 tonnes per hectare | 16.32 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 13.04 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 16.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.65 tonnes per hectare | 12.25 tonnes per hectare | 18.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.99 tonnes per hectare | 13.06 tonnes per hectare | 18.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More agriculture & rural data for Lithuania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7947 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3092 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Lithuania?
- Potato yields in Lithuania was 18.09 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.15 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.91 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- How does Lithuania rank for potato yields?
- Lithuania ranks 88th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.