Potato yields in Reunion
Reunion: Potato yields was 14.06 tonnes per hectare in 2006. ▲ Rising
Latest (2006)
14.06 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
116th
of 159 countries
All-time high
25.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
All-time low
7.67 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
46
1961–2006
Potato yields in Reunion, 1961–2006
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
Reunion recorded 14.06 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2006.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Reunion peaked at 25.31 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.67 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Reunion 116th out of 159 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Potato yields in Reunion, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +80.0% |
| 1966 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 14.44 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 11 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1970 | 9.4 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 12.86 tonnes per hectare | +36.8% |
| 1972 | 10.62 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1974 | 12.53 tonnes per hectare | +36.2% |
| 1975 | 17.49 tonnes per hectare | +39.6% |
| 1976 | 18.53 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 18.1 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 20.9 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 20.56 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 20.96 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 20.48 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 17.12 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 14.41 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1984 | 14.12 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 14.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 14.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 14.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 13.58 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 14.14 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 8.68 tonnes per hectare | -27.0% |
| 1994 | 11.56 tonnes per hectare | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 1996 | 12.92 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 18 tonnes per hectare | +39.3% |
| 1998 | 16 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 18 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 25.31 tonnes per hectare | +40.6% |
| 2001 | 23.24 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 20.85 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 20.18 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 18.15 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 14.93 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 14.06 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.18 tonnes per hectare | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.02 tonnes per hectare | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | 20.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.7 tonnes per hectare | 13.58 tonnes per hectare | 20.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.02 tonnes per hectare | 8.68 tonnes per hectare | 18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.53 tonnes per hectare | 14.06 tonnes per hectare | 25.31 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Reunion
- Milk per animal 547.87 kilograms per animal (2006)
- Nitrogen fertilizer use 389 tonnes (2023)
- Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 13.57 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Projections for global peak agricultural land 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Agricultural land use 41,627 hectares (2023)
- Fertilizer use per capita 0.06 Kilograms per capita (2023)
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 22.21 kilograms per hectare (2023)
- Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade -16.4% (2023)
- Value of agricultural production 18.45 million current US$ (1998)
- Cropland per person over the long-term 0.0219 hectares per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Reunion?
- Potato yields in Reunion was 14.06 tonnes per hectare in 2006, 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 25.31 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.67 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Reunion rank for potato yields?
- Reunion ranks 116th out of 159 countries with data for 2006.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion 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.