Potato yields in Moldova
Moldova: Potato yields was 6.04 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Moldova, 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
The most recent figure for potato yields in Moldova is 6.04 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Moldova peaked at 12.01 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.96 tonnes per hectare, in 1999.
Moldova ranks 146th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.64 tonnes per hectare | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.35 tonnes per hectare | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | 10.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.81 tonnes per hectare | 7.15 tonnes per hectare | 12.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.74 tonnes per hectare | 6.04 tonnes per hectare | 9.82 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 143 Uganda 6.86 tonnes per hectare compare
- 144 Bolivia 6.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 145 Madagascar 6.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 147 Mauritania 5.91 tonnes per hectare compare
- 148 Papua New Guinea 5.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 149 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.57 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 1.33 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 56.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 925,199 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Moldova?
- Potato yields in Moldova was 6.04 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 12.01 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 tonnes per hectare in 1999.
- How does Moldova rank for potato yields?
- Moldova ranks 146th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.