Potato yields in Netherlands
Netherlands: Potato yields was 41.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.7 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 159 countries
All-time high
46.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
25.89 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Netherlands, 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
Netherlands recorded 41.7 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Netherlands peaked at 46.34 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 25.89 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Netherlands 7th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potato yields in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28.04 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 30.5 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1963 | 28.78 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 32.99 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1965 | 25.89 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 1966 | 31.56 tonnes per hectare | +21.9% |
| 1967 | 35.03 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 34.37 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 32.37 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 35.65 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 37.31 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 37.49 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 36.83 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 42.92 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 33.1 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 1976 | 30.2 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 34.3 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 38.57 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 37.77 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 36.41 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 39.07 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 37.47 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 33.13 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 41.7 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 1985 | 42.34 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 41.07 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 44.88 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 41.97 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 41.53 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 40.14 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 38.67 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 40.82 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 43.77 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 41.45 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 41.01 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 43.68 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 44.32 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 41.49 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 46.28 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 45.65 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 43.41 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 44.57 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 40.78 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 45.68 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 43.44 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 40.05 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 43.79 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 45.57 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 46.34 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 43.6 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 46.05 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 45.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 42.21 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 45.66 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 42.73 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 42 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 45.97 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 36.61 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 42 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 42.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 41.97 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 42.61 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 41.79 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 41.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 41.7 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.86 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 41.7 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.06 tonnes per hectare | 25.89 tonnes per hectare | 35.03 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.41 tonnes per hectare | 30.2 tonnes per hectare | 42.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.96 tonnes per hectare | 33.13 tonnes per hectare | 44.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.16 tonnes per hectare | 38.67 tonnes per hectare | 46.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.93 tonnes per hectare | 40.05 tonnes per hectare | 46.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2 tonnes per hectare | 36.61 tonnes per hectare | 46.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.15 tonnes per hectare | 41.7 tonnes per hectare | 42.68 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Netherlands?
- Potato yields in Netherlands was 41.7 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 46.34 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.89 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Netherlands rank for potato yields?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.