Potatoes — Yield in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Potatoes — Yield was 7,981 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Yield in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — yield in Middle Africa stood at 7,981 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — yield in Middle Africa peaked at 7,981 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,566 kg/ha, in 1982.
That places Middle Africa 29th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Yield in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,965 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,893 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 4,385 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 1964 | 4,647 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 4,114 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 4,242 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 4,696 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 4,517 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 4,442 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 4,323 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 4,085 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 4,040 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 4,173 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 4,303 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 3,975 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 4,105 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 4,270 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 4,234 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 4,427 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 4,099 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 3,376 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1982 | 2,566 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1983 | 3,135 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1984 | 3,284 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 3,227 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 3,531 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 3,698 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 3,969 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 3,640 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 3,340 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 3,405 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 3,469 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3,882 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 3,919 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 4,006 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 4,456 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 4,868 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 5,203 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 5,481 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 5,100 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 4,807 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 4,402 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 4,341 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,690 kg/ha | -38.0% |
| 2005 | 2,776 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 4,298 kg/ha | +54.8% |
| 2007 | 4,961 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 5,345 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 6,300 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 7,057 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 7,534 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 7,086 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 6,919 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,996 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 7,396 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 7,060 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 7,723 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 7,853 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 7,748 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7,588 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 7,447 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 7,819 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 7,850 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 7,981 kg/ha | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Yield in Middle Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +54.8% | 2,776 kg/ha | 4,298 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,322 kg/ha | 3,893 kg/ha | 4,696 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,193 kg/ha | 3,975 kg/ha | 4,427 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,452 kg/ha | 2,566 kg/ha | 4,099 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,203 kg/ha | 3,340 kg/ha | 5,481 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,502 kg/ha | 2,690 kg/ha | 6,300 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,337 kg/ha | 6,919 kg/ha | 7,853 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,737 kg/ha | 7,447 kg/ha | 7,981 kg/ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — yield in Middle Africa?
- Potatoes — yield in Middle Africa was 7,981 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,981 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,566 kg/ha in 1982.
- How does Middle Africa rank for potatoes — yield?
- Middle Africa ranks 29th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — yield rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.