Potato yields in Portugal
Portugal: Potato yields was 21.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 21.72 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Portugal peaked at 24.6 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.65 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
That places Portugal 73rd 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 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.89 tonnes per hectare | 8.78 tonnes per hectare | 10.92 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.65 tonnes per hectare | 7.98 tonnes per hectare | 10.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.97 tonnes per hectare | 7.65 tonnes per hectare | 13.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.78 tonnes per hectare | 11.16 tonnes per hectare | 15.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.78 tonnes per hectare | 13.82 tonnes per hectare | 16.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.08 tonnes per hectare | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | 23.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.84 tonnes per hectare | 21.72 tonnes per hectare | 24.6 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 4.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 38.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 191,630 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Portugal?
- Potato yields in Portugal was 21.72 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.65 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Portugal rank for potato yields?
- Portugal ranks 73rd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.