Potatoes — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Potatoes — Yield was 18,015 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18,015 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
21st
of 30 groups
All-time high
18,015 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
6,431 kg/ha
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Potatoes — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 18,015 kg/ha for potatoes — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potatoes — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 18,015 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,431 kg/ha, in 1962.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 21st out of 30 groups 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.

Potatoes — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year

Annual values for Potatoes — Yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 6,510 kg/ha —
1962 6,431 kg/ha -1.2%
1963 6,476 kg/ha +0.7%
1964 6,740 kg/ha +4.1%
1965 7,284 kg/ha +8.1%
1966 7,141 kg/ha -2.0%
1967 7,330 kg/ha +2.7%
1968 7,449 kg/ha +1.6%
1969 7,550 kg/ha +1.4%
1970 7,478 kg/ha -1.0%
1971 7,909 kg/ha +5.8%
1972 7,847 kg/ha -0.8%
1973 7,904 kg/ha +0.7%
1974 7,715 kg/ha -2.4%
1975 7,865 kg/ha +1.9%
1976 8,093 kg/ha +2.9%
1977 8,129 kg/ha +0.4%
1978 8,300 kg/ha +2.1%
1979 8,599 kg/ha +3.6%
1980 8,770 kg/ha +2.0%
1981 8,969 kg/ha +2.3%
1982 9,011 kg/ha +0.5%
1983 9,135 kg/ha +1.4%
1984 9,319 kg/ha +2.0%
1985 9,739 kg/ha +4.5%
1986 9,641 kg/ha -1.0%
1987 9,999 kg/ha +3.7%
1988 10,100 kg/ha +1.0%
1989 10,146 kg/ha +0.5%
1990 10,069 kg/ha -0.8%
1991 10,062 kg/ha -0.1%
1992 10,354 kg/ha +2.9%
1993 10,542 kg/ha +1.8%
1994 10,626 kg/ha +0.8%
1995 11,052 kg/ha +4.0%
1996 11,117 kg/ha +0.6%
1997 10,552 kg/ha -5.1%
1998 10,985 kg/ha +4.1%
1999 11,635 kg/ha +5.9%
2000 11,553 kg/ha -0.7%
2001 12,023 kg/ha +4.1%
2002 12,069 kg/ha +0.4%
2003 12,300 kg/ha +1.9%
2004 12,196 kg/ha -0.8%
2005 12,777 kg/ha +4.8%
2006 13,160 kg/ha +3.0%
2007 13,599 kg/ha +3.3%
2008 14,538 kg/ha +6.9%
2009 13,796 kg/ha -5.1%
2010 15,226 kg/ha +10.4%
2011 15,540 kg/ha +2.1%
2012 15,836 kg/ha +1.9%
2013 15,914 kg/ha +0.5%
2014 15,279 kg/ha -4.0%
2015 15,797 kg/ha +3.4%
2016 15,501 kg/ha -1.9%
2017 15,492 kg/ha -0.1%
2018 16,468 kg/ha +6.3%
2019 16,673 kg/ha +1.2%
2020 16,811 kg/ha +0.8%
2021 16,914 kg/ha +0.6%
2022 17,474 kg/ha +3.3%
2023 17,893 kg/ha +2.4%
2024 18,015 kg/ha +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6,990 kg/ha 6,431 kg/ha 7,550 kg/ha 9
1970s 7,984 kg/ha 7,478 kg/ha 8,599 kg/ha 10
1980s 9,483 kg/ha 8,770 kg/ha 10,146 kg/ha 10
1990s 10,699 kg/ha 10,062 kg/ha 11,635 kg/ha 10
2000s 12,801 kg/ha 11,553 kg/ha 14,538 kg/ha 10
2010s 15,773 kg/ha 15,226 kg/ha 16,673 kg/ha 10
2020s 17,421 kg/ha 16,811 kg/ha 18,015 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 18 Sweden 37,311 kg/ha compare
  2. 19 Palestine 36,594 kg/ha compare
  3. 20 Argentina 35,778 kg/ha compare
  4. 21 Türkiye 35,246 kg/ha compare
  5. 21 Turkey 35,246 kg/ha compare
  6. 23 Israel 34,856 kg/ha compare
  7. 24 Switzerland 34,690 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is potatoes — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Potatoes — yield in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 18,015 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest potatoes — yield recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 18,015 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest potatoes — yield recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 6,431 kg/ha in 1962.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for potatoes — yield?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 21st out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is potatoes — yield rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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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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
231 places, 12,605 data points, 1961–2024
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