Potatoes — Yield in Western Asia

Western Asia: Potatoes — Yield was 29,722 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29,722 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
11th
of 33 groups
All-time high
29,722 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
9,774 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Potatoes — Yield in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia stood at 29,722 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potatoes — yield in Western Asia peaked at 29,722 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,774 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Western Asia 11th out of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,682 kg/ha 9,774 kg/ha 12,577 kg/ha 9
1970s 14,333 kg/ha 12,770 kg/ha 17,331 kg/ha 10
1980s 18,909 kg/ha 16,904 kg/ha 21,233 kg/ha 10
1990s 20,558 kg/ha 19,334 kg/ha 21,710 kg/ha 10
2000s 21,209 kg/ha 19,868 kg/ha 22,912 kg/ha 10
2010s 24,487 kg/ha 21,811 kg/ha 27,041 kg/ha 10
2020s 28,730 kg/ha 27,817 kg/ha 29,722 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 41,703 kg/ha compare
  2. 9 Canada 41,658 kg/ha compare
  3. 10 Australia 40,784 kg/ha compare
  4. 11 Bahrain 40,000 kg/ha compare
  5. 12 Jordan 39,909 kg/ha compare
  6. 13 Ireland 39,606 kg/ha compare
  7. 14 Belgium 39,592 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is potatoes — yield in Western Asia?
Potatoes — yield in Western Asia was 29,722 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest potatoes — yield recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 29,722 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest potatoes — yield recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,774 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Western Asia rank for potatoes — yield?
Western Asia ranks 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is potatoes — yield rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Asia 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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