Potatoes and products — Import quantity by country

A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply...

Countries reporting
182
Highest
5,126 1000 t
Belgium
Lowest
0 1000 t
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Median
46 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,901

What the numbers show

Potatoes and products — Import quantity is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 5,126 1000 t in Belgium; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Micronesia (Federated States of).

The median across all reporting countries is 46 1000 t, and the mean is 228.07 1000 t.

Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 2,460.9%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 100.0%).

Potatoes and products — Import quantity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Belgium 5,126 1000 t 2023 up 148.6% rising
2 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3,519 1000 t 2023 up 37.6% rising
3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,367 1000 t 2023 down 8.0% rising
4 Spain 2,335 1000 t 2023 up 44.8% rising
5 France 2,322 1000 t 2023 up 20.3% rising
6 Italy 2,076 1000 t 2023 up 30.9% rising
7 Germany 1,855 1000 t 2023 up 4.6% rising
8 China 800 1000 t 2023 down 20.2% falling
9 Saudi Arabia 784 1000 t 2023 up 72.7% rising
10 Malaysia 759 1000 t 2023 up 65.4% rising
11 Brazil 745 1000 t 2023 down 5.6% rising
12 Poland 743 1000 t 2023 up 156.2% rising
13 Portugal 721 1000 t 2023 up 29.7% rising
14 Australia and New Zealand 652 1000 t 2023 up 39.6% rising
15 Republic of Korea 646 1000 t 2023 up 27.4% rising
16 United Arab Emirates 625 1000 t 2023 up 164.8% rising
17 Mexico 591 1000 t 2023 up 14.3% rising
18 Uzbekistan 589 1000 t 2023 up 2,460.9% volatile
19 Australia 585 1000 t 2023 up 84.0% rising
20 Romania 574 1000 t 2023 up 110.3% rising
21 Greece 495 1000 t 2023 up 86.1% rising
22 Canada 488 1000 t 2023 down 13.6% falling
23 Russian Federation 438 1000 t 2023 down 43.2% falling
24 Philippines 402 1000 t 2023 up 235.0% rising
25 Czechia 401 1000 t 2023 up 32.8% rising
26 Ireland 373 1000 t 2023 up 19.9% rising
27 Sweden 370 1000 t 2023 up 26.3% rising
28 Caribbean 319 1000 t 2023 up 143.5% rising
29 Afghanistan 315 1000 t 2023 volatile
30 Thailand 313 1000 t 2023 up 49.8% rising
31 Chile 308 1000 t 2023 up 76.0% rising
32 China, Taiwan Province of 304 1000 t 2023 down 12.6% rising
33 Indonesia 281 1000 t 2023 up 84.9% rising
34 Nepal 277 1000 t 2023 up 24.8% rising
35 Austria 267 1000 t 2023 up 32.2% rising
36 Hungary 242 1000 t 2023 up 71.6% rising
37 Colombia 241 1000 t 2023 up 100.8% rising
38 China, mainland 240 1000 t 2023 down 39.4% falling
39 China, Hong Kong SAR 230 1000 t 2023 down 8.0% falling
39 Viet Nam 230 1000 t 2023 up 170.6% volatile
41 Slovakia 223 1000 t 2023 up 145.1% rising
42 Denmark 219 1000 t 2023 down 6.0% flat
43 Oman 215 1000 t 2023 up 112.9% rising
44 Kuwait 191 1000 t 2023 down 3.5% rising
45 Jordan 190 1000 t 2023 up 33.8% rising
46 Azerbaijan 186 1000 t 2023 up 158.3% rising
47 Sri Lanka 174 1000 t 2023 up 33.8% rising
48 Peru 154 1000 t 2023 up 35.1% rising
49 Croatia 147 1000 t 2023 up 153.4% rising
50 Egypt 146 1000 t 2023 down 33.6% flat
51 Slovenia 143 1000 t 2023 up 138.3% rising
52 Bulgaria 133 1000 t 2023 up 38.5% rising
53 Iraq 132 1000 t 2023 down 33.0% volatile
54 Morocco 128 1000 t 2023 up 58.0% rising
55 Türkiye 126 1000 t 2023 up 85.3% rising
56 Dominican Republic 124 1000 t 2023 up 1,027.3% volatile
57 Serbia 120 1000 t 2023 up 130.8% rising
58 Switzerland 118 1000 t 2023 down 5.6% flat
59 Uganda 114 1000 t 2023 up 1,040.0% volatile
60 Algeria 112 1000 t 2023 down 30.0% falling
61 Bangladesh 107 1000 t 2023 up 1,683.3% volatile
61 Kazakhstan 107 1000 t 2023 down 23.6% falling
63 Israel 106 1000 t 2023 up 43.2% rising
64 El Salvador 103 1000 t 2023 up 19.8% rising
65 Guatemala 99 1000 t 2023 up 120.0% rising
66 Qatar 98 1000 t 2023 falling
67 Finland 95 1000 t 2023 up 5.6% flat
68 Mozambique 94 1000 t 2023 up 184.8% volatile
69 Honduras 90 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% rising
69 Senegal 90 1000 t 2023 up 36.4% flat
71 Costa Rica 88 1000 t 2023 up 66.0% rising
72 Lebanon 85 1000 t 2023 down 33.1% falling
72 Lithuania 85 1000 t 2023 up 73.5% rising
74 Uruguay 80 1000 t 2023 up 35.6% rising
75 Trinidad and Tobago 73 1000 t 2023 up 43.1% rising
76 Latvia 72 1000 t 2023 up 105.7% rising
77 Panama 69 1000 t 2023 up 81.6% rising
77 Paraguay 69 1000 t 2023 up 228.6% rising
79 Ukraine 68 1000 t 2023 up 6.2% volatile
80 New Zealand 67 1000 t 2023 down 55.0% falling
81 Bahrain 62 1000 t 2023 falling
82 Melanesia 57 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
83 Côte d'Ivoire 56 1000 t 2023 up 154.5% rising
84 Republic of Moldova 54 1000 t 2023 up 74.2% rising
85 Mauritania 53 1000 t 2023 up 89.3% rising
86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49 1000 t 2023 up 58.1% rising
86 Tajikistan 49 1000 t 2023 up 8.9% falling
88 Argentina 48 1000 t 2023 up 29.7% rising
88 Jamaica 48 1000 t 2023 up 118.2% rising
90 Libya 47 1000 t 2023 down 25.4% rising
90 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 47 1000 t 2023 up 27.0% volatile
92 Estonia 45 1000 t 2023 up 40.6% rising
93 Georgia 44 1000 t 2023 up 193.3% rising
94 Djibouti 41 1000 t 2023 up 173.3% rising
95 North Macedonia 39 1000 t 2023 up 105.3% rising
96 Ecuador 36 1000 t 2023 up 89.5% rising
97 Cyprus 34 1000 t 2023 up 13.3% rising
98 Namibia 33 1000 t 2023 up 3.1% rising
98 Pakistan 33 1000 t 2023 down 36.5% volatile
100 Cuba 32 1000 t 2019 up 18.5% rising
101 Fiji 31 1000 t 2023 up 14.8% rising
102 Albania 29 1000 t 2023 up 7.4% rising
102 Tunisia 29 1000 t 2023 down 23.7% falling
104 Belarus 28 1000 t 2023 down 40.4% falling
105 Botswana 27 1000 t 2023 down 12.9% rising
106 Norway 25 1000 t 2023 down 64.3% falling
106 China, Macao SAR 25 1000 t 2023 up 177.8% rising
108 Luxembourg 24 1000 t 2023 up 9.1% flat
108 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 24 1000 t 2023 down 11.1% rising
110 India 23 1000 t 2023 up 4.5% flat
111 Malta 22 1000 t 2023 up 22.2% flat
112 Nicaragua 21 1000 t 2023 up 40.0% rising
112 Eswatini 21 1000 t 2023 up 40.0% falling
112 Polynesia 21 1000 t 2023 up 61.5% rising
115 Montenegro 20 1000 t 2023 up 53.8% rising
116 Barbados 18 1000 t 2023 up 5.9% rising
116 Guyana 18 1000 t 2023 up 63.6% rising
116 Mauritius 18 1000 t 2023 down 18.2% rising
119 Armenia 17 1000 t 2023 up 240.0% rising
119 Bahamas 17 1000 t 2023 up 112.5% rising
119 Maldives 17 1000 t 2023 up 142.9% rising
119 Suriname 17 1000 t 2023 down 5.6% rising
123 Papua New Guinea 15 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
123 French Polynesia 15 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
125 Ghana 14 1000 t 2023 up 16.7% volatile
126 Burkina Faso 13 1000 t 2023 up 225.0% volatile
126 Gabon 13 1000 t 2023 down 7.1% rising
126 Iceland 13 1000 t 2023 up 44.4% rising
126 Nigeria 13 1000 t 2023 up 62.5% rising
126 Zimbabwe 13 1000 t 2023 up 225.0% volatile
126 Democratic Republic of the Congo 13 1000 t 2023 down 62.9% falling
132 Cabo Verde 12 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% rising
132 Syrian Arab Republic 12 1000 t 2023 down 92.5% rising
134 Yemen 11 1000 t 2023 down 31.2% volatile
135 Angola 10 1000 t 2023 down 74.4% volatile
135 New Caledonia 10 1000 t 2023 unchanged falling
137 Lesotho 9 1000 t 2023 up 80.0% falling
137 Turkmenistan 9 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
137 United Republic of Tanzania 9 1000 t 2023 unchanged volatile
140 Gambia 8 1000 t 2023 up 33.3% rising
140 Myanmar 8 1000 t 2023 volatile
140 Mongolia 8 1000 t 2023 up 166.7% volatile
143 Cambodia 7 1000 t 2023 up 600.0% volatile
144 Guinea 6 1000 t 2023 volatile
144 Kyrgyzstan 6 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% volatile
144 Seychelles 6 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
144 Zambia 6 1000 t 2023 down 25.0% rising
148 Belize 5 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
148 Bhutan 5 1000 t 2023 flat
148 Congo 5 1000 t 2023 up 25.0% rising
148 Saint Lucia 5 1000 t 2023 up 66.7% rising
148 Niger 5 1000 t 2023 up 66.7% rising
153 Samoa 4 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
154 Antigua and Barbuda 3 1000 t 2023 up 50.0% rising
154 Grenada 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% rising
154 Timor-Leste 3 1000 t 2023 up 200.0% volatile
157 Cameroon 2 1000 t 2023 volatile
157 Guinea-Bissau 2 1000 t 2023 down 33.3% falling
157 Kenya 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% volatile
157 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
157 Sierra Leone 2 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
157 Tonga 2 1000 t 2023 rising
157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 1000 t 2023 up 100.0% rising
157 Vanuatu 2 1000 t 2023 down 80.0% volatile
157 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2 1000 t 2023 down 80.0% volatile
166 Comoros 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
166 Liberia 1 1000 t 2023 unchanged rising
166 Malawi 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
166 Rwanda 1 1000 t 2023 down 50.0% volatile
166 Micronesia 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
166 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 1000 t 2023 volatile
172 Ethiopia 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
172 Haiti 0 1000 t 2023 down 100.0% volatile
172 Kiribati 0 1000 t 2023 flat
172 Madagascar 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
172 Marshall Islands 0 1000 t 2023 flat
172 Nauru 0 1000 t 2023 flat
172 Solomon Islands 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
172 Sao Tome and Principe 0 1000 t 2023 volatile
172 Tuvalu 0 1000 t 2023 flat
172 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 1000 t 2018 volatile
172 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 t 2023 flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Potatoes and products — Import quantity
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
213 places, 2,901 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed

A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.