Potato yields in United States
United States: Potato yields was 50.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in United States, 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
United States recorded 50.9 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in United States peaked at 51.64 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.24 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
That places United States 2nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.08 tonnes per hectare | 21.24 tonnes per hectare | 24.75 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.73 tonnes per hectare | 25.56 tonnes per hectare | 30.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.7 tonnes per hectare | 29.52 tonnes per hectare | 33.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.05 tonnes per hectare | 32.88 tonnes per hectare | 40.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.15 tonnes per hectare | 40.18 tonnes per hectare | 46.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.33 tonnes per hectare | 44.69 tonnes per hectare | 50.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.56 tonnes per hectare | 49.08 tonnes per hectare | 51.64 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 1 New Zealand 51.31 tonnes per hectare compare
- 3 United Kingdom 46.58 tonnes per hectare compare
- 4 Denmark 45.83 tonnes per hectare compare
- 5 Germany 45.02 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 223.72 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.9% (2021)
- Rural population 67.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Land under cereal production 54.08 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in United States?
- Potato yields in United States was 50.9 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 51.64 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.24 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does United States rank for potato yields?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.