Potatoes — Yield in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Potatoes — Yield was 43,061 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
43,061 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
6th
of 153 countries
All-time high
43,061 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
14,350 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Potatoes — Yield in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, potatoes — yield in Australia and New Zealand stood at 43,061 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potatoes — yield in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 43,061 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,350 kg/ha, in 1961.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16,820 kg/ha 14,350 kg/ha 19,921 kg/ha 9
1970s 21,747 kg/ha 19,873 kg/ha 23,673 kg/ha 10
1980s 26,468 kg/ha 24,058 kg/ha 28,333 kg/ha 10
1990s 32,135 kg/ha 29,508 kg/ha 34,274 kg/ha 10
2000s 37,172 kg/ha 31,487 kg/ha 39,908 kg/ha 10
2010s 41,010 kg/ha 38,390 kg/ha 42,764 kg/ha 10
2020s 42,807 kg/ha 42,558 kg/ha 43,061 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 3 Denmark 45,835 kg/ha compare
  2. 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 45,136 kg/ha compare
  3. 5 Germany 45,015 kg/ha compare
  4. 7 France 42,436 kg/ha compare
  5. 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 41,703 kg/ha compare
  6. 9 Canada 41,658 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is potatoes — yield in Australia and New Zealand?
Potatoes — yield in Australia and New Zealand was 43,061 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest potatoes — yield recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 43,061 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest potatoes — yield recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 14,350 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for potatoes — yield?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
Is potatoes — yield rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Potatoes — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
199 places, 11,067 data points, 1961–2024
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