Potato yields in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Potato yields was 46.58 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in United Kingdom, 1705–2024
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
The most recent figure for potato yields in United Kingdom is 46.58 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 73 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in United Kingdom peaked at 46.58 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.09 tonnes per hectare, in 1705.
United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 158 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1750s | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1800s | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1850s | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1860s | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 10.09 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1880s | 14.7 tonnes per hectare | 14.7 tonnes per hectare | 14.7 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1910s | 15.8 tonnes per hectare | 15.8 tonnes per hectare | 15.8 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1930s | 16.5 tonnes per hectare | 16.5 tonnes per hectare | 16.5 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1940s | 17.8 tonnes per hectare | 17.8 tonnes per hectare | 17.8 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1960s | 23.76 tonnes per hectare | 21.54 tonnes per hectare | 25.34 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 28.6 tonnes per hectare | 21.57 tonnes per hectare | 34.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.33 tonnes per hectare | 30.18 tonnes per hectare | 38.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.73 tonnes per hectare | 35.41 tonnes per hectare | 43.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.9 tonnes per hectare | 39.98 tonnes per hectare | 44.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.86 tonnes per hectare | 30.56 tonnes per hectare | 43.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.73 tonnes per hectare | 37.44 tonnes per hectare | 46.58 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 New Zealand 51.31 tonnes per hectare compare
- 2 United States 50.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 4 Denmark 45.83 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 Germany 45.02 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 France 42.44 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 11.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 16.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.09 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in United Kingdom?
- Potato yields in United Kingdom was 46.58 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 46.58 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.09 tonnes per hectare in 1705.
- How does United Kingdom rank for potato yields?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.