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 158 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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.4% (2025)
- Rural population 33.61 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Rural population 65.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 11.59 million hectares (2024)
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 158 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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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.