Potato yields in Sudan
Sudan: Potato yields was 12.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potato yields in Sudan, 2012–2024
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
In 2024, potato yields in Sudan stood at 12.08 tonnes per hectare. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Sudan peaked at 17.03 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.08 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Sudan 127th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Potato yields in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 16.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.32 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.26 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 12.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 12.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 12.08 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 12.08 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.83 tonnes per hectare | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | 17.03 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.6 tonnes per hectare | 12.08 tonnes per hectare | 13.24 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Sudan?
- Potato yields in Sudan was 12.08 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.03 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for potato yields?
- Sudan ranks 127th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.