Potato yields in Vietnam
Vietnam: Potato yields was 17.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Vietnam, 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
The most recent figure for potato yields in Vietnam is 17.11 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Vietnam peaked at 18 tonnes per hectare in 1967 and was at its lowest, 6.52 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
That places Vietnam 99th 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 | 15.58 tonnes per hectare | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | 18 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.27 tonnes per hectare | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | 17.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.29 tonnes per hectare | 8.01 tonnes per hectare | 12.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.94 tonnes per hectare | 8.99 tonnes per hectare | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.75 tonnes per hectare | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | 11.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.24 tonnes per hectare | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | 15.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.57 tonnes per hectare | 15.64 tonnes per hectare | 17.11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More agriculture & rural data for Vietnam
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 59.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 11.6% (2025)
- Rural population 62.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 61.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.00 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Vietnam?
- Potato yields in Vietnam was 17.11 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 18 tonnes per hectare in 1967.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Vietnam rank for potato yields?
- Vietnam ranks 99th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.