Potato yields in Thailand
Thailand: Potato yields was 18.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Thailand, 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
Thailand recorded 18.18 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Thailand peaked at 18.88 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.57 tonnes per hectare, in 1976.
That places Thailand 87th 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 | 7.55 tonnes per hectare | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 10.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.38 tonnes per hectare | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 14.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.92 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 17.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.23 tonnes per hectare | 12.07 tonnes per hectare | 16.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.28 tonnes per hectare | 14.2 tonnes per hectare | 18.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.44 tonnes per hectare | 18.18 tonnes per hectare | 18.88 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 50.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Rural population 26.64 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 37.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.54 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Thailand?
- Potato yields in Thailand was 18.18 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 18.88 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- How does Thailand rank for potato yields?
- Thailand ranks 87th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.