Potatoes — Yield in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Potatoes — Yield was 33,608 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Yield in Southern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — yield in Southern Africa is 33,608 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — yield in Southern Africa peaked at 33,608 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,460 kg/ha, in 1962.
Southern Africa ranks 7th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Yield in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,571 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,460 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1963 | 7,728 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1964 | 8,264 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 7,717 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 10,726 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 1967 | 11,654 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 14,089 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 1969 | 9,374 kg/ha | -33.5% |
| 1970 | 13,076 kg/ha | +39.5% |
| 1971 | 10,588 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1972 | 17,408 kg/ha | +64.4% |
| 1973 | 13,265 kg/ha | -23.8% |
| 1974 | 13,728 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 14,564 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 13,590 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 14,384 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 13,327 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 13,528 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 13,346 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 13,543 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 16,920 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 1983 | 13,628 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1984 | 14,120 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 15,346 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 17,153 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 16,974 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 15,752 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 16,889 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 19,156 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 19,061 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 16,948 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 21,344 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 1994 | 21,659 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 23,851 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 24,305 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 26,015 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 28,044 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 29,051 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 28,891 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 28,506 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 29,107 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 29,610 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 31,090 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 29,988 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 30,070 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29,991 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 30,826 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 30,352 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 30,812 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 31,314 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 31,326 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31,495 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 31,470 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 32,168 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 31,997 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 32,259 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 32,404 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 32,911 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 33,042 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 33,133 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 33,030 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 33,091 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 33,608 kg/ha | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Yield in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +64.4% | 10,588 kg/ha | 17,408 kg/ha |
| 1970 | +39.5% | 9,374 kg/ha | 13,076 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +39.0% | 7,717 kg/ha | 10,726 kg/ha |
| 1969 | -33.5% | 14,089 kg/ha | 9,374 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,287 kg/ha | 6,460 kg/ha | 14,089 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,746 kg/ha | 10,588 kg/ha | 17,408 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,367 kg/ha | 13,346 kg/ha | 17,153 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,943 kg/ha | 16,948 kg/ha | 29,051 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,843 kg/ha | 28,506 kg/ha | 31,090 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,816 kg/ha | 30,812 kg/ha | 32,911 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,181 kg/ha | 33,030 kg/ha | 33,608 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 4 Belgium-Luxembourg 45,136 kg/ha compare
- 5 Germany 45,015 kg/ha compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 43,061 kg/ha compare
- 7 France 42,436 kg/ha compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 41,703 kg/ha compare
- 9 Canada 41,658 kg/ha compare
- 10 Australia 40,784 kg/ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — yield in Southern Africa?
- Potatoes — yield in Southern Africa was 33,608 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — yield recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33,608 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest potatoes — yield recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,460 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Southern Africa rank for potatoes — yield?
- Southern Africa ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — yield rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.