Potato yields in Tunisia
Tunisia: Potato yields was 17.74 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.74 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
93rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
17.74 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
7 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Potato yields in Tunisia, 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
Tunisia recorded 17.74 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Tunisia peaked at 17.74 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Tunisia ranks 93rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potato yields in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 8.29 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 1964 | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 8.24 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 8.5 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 9.28 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1969 | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 10.53 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1973 | 7.47 tonnes per hectare | -29.0% |
| 1974 | 8 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1976 | 10.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 7.47 tonnes per hectare | -28.9% |
| 1978 | 10.82 tonnes per hectare | +44.9% |
| 1979 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 11.21 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +33.7% |
| 1982 | 11.32 tonnes per hectare | -24.6% |
| 1983 | 15.79 tonnes per hectare | +39.5% |
| 1984 | 11.74 tonnes per hectare | -25.7% |
| 1985 | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 11.33 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 12.21 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 11.18 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 11.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 13.65 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1991 | 12.94 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 13.62 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 14.01 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 11.73 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 13.71 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 11.95 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 12.57 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 13.79 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 14.01 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 15.49 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 14.04 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 13.9 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 12.36 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 14.66 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 14.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 14.92 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 14.43 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 15.55 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 14.88 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 15.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.04 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 16.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.21 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 17.72 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 16.91 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 16.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.28 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 17.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 17.59 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 17.74 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 17.74 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 28.68 tonnes per hectare, 62% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.81 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 9.28 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.32 tonnes per hectare | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.17 tonnes per hectare | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | 15.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.44 tonnes per hectare | 11.73 tonnes per hectare | 16.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.39 tonnes per hectare | 12.36 tonnes per hectare | 15.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.32 tonnes per hectare | 14.88 tonnes per hectare | 17.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.42 tonnes per hectare | 17.06 tonnes per hectare | 17.74 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.293 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Tunisia?
- Potato yields in Tunisia was 17.74 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.74 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Tunisia rank for potato yields?
- Tunisia ranks 93rd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.