Potato yields in Tunisia
Tunisia: Potato yields was 17.74 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 158 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.
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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More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 795,426 hectares (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 158 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.