Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
168
Highest
430 % change on previous year
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Polynesia
Median
0.1113 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
10,872
What the numbers show
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 430 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Polynesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1113 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.5108 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Dominican Republic (up 7,641.8%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 8,808.9%).
Potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 430 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Mozambique | 64.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 216.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Qatar | 44.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Belize | 34.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 29.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 976.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 26.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 925.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Chile | 24.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,084.1% | volatile |
| 8 | New Zealand | 22.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 284.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 22.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 18.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,677.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 17.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7,641.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Morocco | 17.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Benin | 16.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 585.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 15.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 257.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Portugal | 13.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 702.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Ireland | 13.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 218.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 12.14 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 470.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Tajikistan | 11.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Réunion | 11.63 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Palestine, State of | 11.6 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Cyprus | 11.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Cabo Verde | 11.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 11.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovakia | 11.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 674.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 10.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 9.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 8.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 153.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Guatemala | 8.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,166.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 8.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 7.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Australia and New Zealand | 7.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 7.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,707.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Peru | 7.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,702.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 7.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 364.5% | volatile |
| 37 | France | 6.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Sudan (former) | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Germany | 6.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 702.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Austria | 6.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 412.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Indonesia | 6.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 5.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,317.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Tunisia | 5.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 375.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 5.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 359.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 5.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,405.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Belgium | 4.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Sudan | 4.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Sweden | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,532.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Mexico | 4.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 412.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Oman | 4.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Mali | 4.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Australia | 4.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Poland | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Nepal | 3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Spain | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Norway | 3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 245.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Guinea | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 59 | USSR | 3.17 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 355.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Croatia | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 309.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Albania | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 62 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Cameroon | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 126.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Philippines | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,028.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Viet Nam | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Comoros | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Senegal | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Israel | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Canada | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Brazil | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.04 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Mongolia | 0.973 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Thailand | 0.9522 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Angola | 0.7853 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Mauritania | 0.7463 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 0.6835 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 80 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.6377 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Montenegro | 0.6312 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 0.3196 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 0.2961 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Haiti | 0.1452 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Central African Republic | 0.0773 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Libya | 0.0643 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Malta | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | -0.1634 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Switzerland | -0.1775 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Ukraine | -0.2396 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Madagascar | -0.3007 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.1% | volatile |
| 95 | China, mainland | -0.3333 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 96 | China | -0.3333 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Nigeria | -0.3348 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Lesotho | -0.3491 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Lithuania | -0.4073 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 100 | India | -0.419 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.2% | volatile |
| 101 | China, Taiwan Province of | -0.4375 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | -0.4566 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | -0.4946 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Pakistan | -0.5464 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Botswana | -0.6322 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | -0.7488 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 258.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Chad | -0.8648 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Faroe Islands | -0.9901 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Timor-Leste | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 110 | North Macedonia | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Panama | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Yemen | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Egypt | -1.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 737.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Algeria | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Republic of Moldova | -1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Burundi | -2.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Uganda | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8,808.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovenia | -2.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Argentina | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 305.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Japan | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Colombia | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Yugoslav SFR | -2.82 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 302.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Serbia | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 216.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Bulgaria | -3.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Czechoslovakia | -3.65 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 7,405.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Myanmar | -3.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Greece | -3.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | -3.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Serbia and Montenegro | -4.08 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 330.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Romania | -4.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Russian Federation | -4.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 796.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Uruguay | -4.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 364.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Bhutan | -5.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Kenya | -5.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Malawi | -5.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 137 | United Arab Emirates | -6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Armenia | -6.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 210.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | -8.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | -8.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 318.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Cuba | -8.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Rwanda | -8.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Estonia | -8.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | -9.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 170.7% | volatile |
| 145 | El Salvador | -10.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Latvia | -11.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 514.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Mauritius | -11.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 165.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Costa Rica | -12.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Iceland | -12.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 160.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Georgia | -12.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Kuwait | -12.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Belarus | -13.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Jordan | -16.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Iraq | -16.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Melanesia | -17.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Lebanon | -18.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 242.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Jamaica | -20.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 307.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Ecuador | -23.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 159 | New Caledonia | -26.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Niger | -31.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Paraguay | -36.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,972.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Zambia | -38.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,799.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Bahrain | -75 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Fiji | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 260.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 164 | French Polynesia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 533.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | -100 % change on previous year | 1975 | down 250.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Polynesia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 533.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Asia 9.81 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 9.34 % change on previous year
- Oceania 7.27 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 6.41 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 4.82 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 4.6 % change on previous year
- Central America 4.54 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) 4.16 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe 3.86 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 2.82 % change on previous year
- South America 2.74 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.48 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.78 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.49 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 1.36 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 1.22 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.15 % change on previous year
- Americas 1.07 % change on previous year
- Asia 0.6815 % change on previous year
- Africa 0.645 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 0.5088 % change on previous year
- World 0.4849 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 0.4636 % change on previous year
- Caribbean 0.3329 % change on previous year
- Europe -0.3499 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -0.6254 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -0.6871 % change on previous year
- Western Africa -0.9609 % change on previous year
- Northern America -2.25 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -2.45 % change on previous year
- United States of America -3.62 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.