Potatoes and products — Stock Variation in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Potatoes and products — Stock Variation was 600 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes and products — Stock Variation in United Kingdom, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 600 1000 t for potatoes and products — stock variation in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,042.9% on the previous year and up 143.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — stock variation in United Kingdom peaked at 600 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1,030 1000 t, in 2012.
That places United Kingdom 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes and products — Stock Variation in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 292 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 406 1000 t | +39.0% |
| 2012 | -1,030 1000 t | -353.7% |
| 2013 | 246 1000 t | -123.9% |
| 2014 | 123 1000 t | -50.0% |
| 2015 | -14 1000 t | -111.4% |
| 2016 | -179 1000 t | +1178.6% |
| 2017 | 163 1000 t | -191.1% |
| 2018 | -11 1000 t | -106.7% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 t | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 27 1000 t | — |
| 2021 | 29 1000 t | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 28 1000 t | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 600 1000 t | +2042.9% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 600 1000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3 1000 t, 200.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes and products — Stock Variation in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2042.9% | 28 1000 t | 600 1000 t |
| 2016 | -1178.6% | -14 1000 t | -179 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.4 1000 t | -1,030 1000 t | 406 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 171 1000 t | 27 1000 t | 600 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 China 1,891 1000 t compare
- 2 China, mainland 1,858 1000 t compare
- 3 Belgium 964 1000 t compare
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 600 1000 t compare
- 6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 497 1000 t compare
- 7 Türkiye 440 1000 t compare
- 7 Turkey 440 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1668 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes and products — stock variation in United Kingdom?
- Potatoes and products — stock variation in United Kingdom was 600 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — stock variation recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 600 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — stock variation recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,030 1000 t in 2012.
- How does United Kingdom rank for potatoes and products — stock variation?
- United Kingdom ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — stock variation rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes and products — Stock Variation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.