Potatoes — Area harvested by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Potatoes — Area harvested is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 6.01 million ha in USSR; the lowest is 0 ha in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 18,188 ha, and the mean is 164,792 ha.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 1,533.3%), and the largest decrease in Polynesia (down 100.0%).
Potatoes — Area harvested: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | 6.01 million ha | 1991 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 2 | China | 4.56 million ha | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 4.56 million ha | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 211,480 ha | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 4 | India | 2.32 million ha | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Türkiye | 195,767 ha | 2024 | up 52.5% | falling |
| 5 | Ukraine | 1.21 million ha | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 1.05 million ha | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 6 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 128,911 ha | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 456,979 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 90,519 ha | 2024 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 338,715 ha | 2024 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 64,702 ha | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Peru | 337,281 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28,124 ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 332,146 ha | 2024 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 24,254 ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 11 | Nigeria | 327,188 ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23,914 ha | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Yugoslav SFR | 284,512 ha | 1991 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 12 | Republic of Moldova | 22,430 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 282,200 ha | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 20,733 ha | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt | 268,565 ha | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Kenya | 225,948 ha | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Timor-Leste | 1,339 ha | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 217,680 ha | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Melanesia | 523 ha | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 17 | Nepal | 211,505 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 53 ha | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 196,150 ha | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 19 | Czechoslovakia | 161,787 ha | 1992 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 20 | Canada | 156,309 ha | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 152,670 ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | Belarus | 141,000 ha | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 23 | Algeria | 135,414 ha | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 24 | Brazil | 124,818 ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 124,721 ha | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 120,225 ha | 2024 | up 54.1% | falling |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 118,407 ha | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 27 | Caribbean | 12,358 ha | 2024 | up 40.2% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 109,791 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 195 ha | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 29 | Rwanda | 104,518 ha | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium | 100,470 ha | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia and Montenegro | 95,347 ha | 2005 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 32 | Malawi | 75,977 ha | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Romania | 75,940 ha | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 34 | Japan | 69,221 ha | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 35 | South Africa | 69,129 ha | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 36 | Indonesia | 67,488 ha | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Uganda | 67,279 ha | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Angola | 66,991 ha | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Morocco | 66,932 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 40 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 66,612 ha | 1999 | up 38.8% | flat |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 66,587 ha | 2024 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 66,402 ha | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 65,400 ha | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 44 | Mexico | 64,918 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 63,315 ha | 2024 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 46 | Spain | 61,390 ha | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | 59,019 ha | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 53,855 ha | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Italy | 49,090 ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Ethiopia PDR | 48,500 ha | 1992 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 51 | Australia and New Zealand | 47,877 ha | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 52 | Azerbaijan | 45,450 ha | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 53 | Sudan | 44,939 ha | 2024 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 54 | Mozambique | 44,713 ha | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Guinea | 42,861 ha | 2024 | up 476.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Burundi | 41,955 ha | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Madagascar | 41,109 ha | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 58 | Australia | 37,519 ha | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 59 | Chile | 36,074 ha | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 60 | Cameroon | 34,869 ha | 2024 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Myanmar | 26,999 ha | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 62 | Tunisia | 26,275 ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 24,053 ha | 2024 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Sweden | 23,580 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 65 | Republic of Korea | 23,045 ha | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22,839 ha | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 67 | Czechia | 22,750 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Serbia | 22,483 ha | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 69 | Lebanon | 22,400 ha | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 70 | Austria | 21,900 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Guatemala | 21,548 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 72 | Sudan (former) | 20,160 ha | 2011 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Mongolia | 19,614 ha | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 18,843 ha | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Libya | 18,676 ha | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 76 | Finland | 17,700 ha | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 77 | Yemen | 17,666 ha | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 78 | Armenia | 17,487 ha | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 17,382 ha | 2024 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Portugal | 16,460 ha | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Lithuania | 14,670 ha | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Georgia | 14,000 ha | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 83 | Ecuador | 13,689 ha | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 84 | Israel | 13,628 ha | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 12,094 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 86 | Norway | 11,887 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Niger | 10,922 ha | 2024 | up 278.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Switzerland | 10,685 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Greece | 10,540 ha | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 90 | Mali | 10,408 ha | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Albania | 10,368 ha | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 92 | New Zealand | 10,358 ha | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 93 | Ireland | 9,300 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Hungary | 7,950 ha | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Iraq | 7,523 ha | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Croatia | 7,450 ha | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Lesotho | 7,421 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Latvia | 7,100 ha | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 6,770 ha | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 100 | Thailand | 6,573 ha | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Philippines | 6,383 ha | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 102 | Senegal | 6,082 ha | 2024 | up 344.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 6,030 ha | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Cuba | 4,520 ha | 2024 | up 76.0% | falling |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 4,299 ha | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 106 | Eswatini | 4,109 ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 107 | Jordan | 4,043 ha | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Chad | 3,783 ha | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 109 | Cyprus | 3,700 ha | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 3,433 ha | 2023 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 3,253 ha | 2024 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 112 | Bhutan | 3,074 ha | 2024 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 113 | Estonia | 2,920 ha | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Slovenia | 2,860 ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Uruguay | 2,854 ha | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Haiti | 2,758 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 2,731 ha | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 117 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,731 ha | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 119 | Palestine | 2,241 ha | 2022 | up 163.6% | rising |
| 120 | Montenegro | 1,913 ha | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Honduras | 1,833 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 122 | Zambia | 1,631 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 1,294 ha | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Namibia | 1,207 ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 125 | Panama | 1,017 ha | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 126 | Botswana | 943 ha | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 127 | Congo | 825 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 128 | Jamaica | 771 ha | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 129 | Mauritius | 652 ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 130 | Luxembourg | 590 ha | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 131 | Paraguay | 560 ha | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Malta | 510 ha | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Réunion | 480 ha | 2006 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Oman | 457 ha | 2024 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Kuwait | 419 ha | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Iceland | 413 ha | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 137 | Mauritania | 405 ha | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 138 | New Caledonia | 305 ha | 2024 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 139 | Comoros | 241 ha | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Papua New Guinea | 218 ha | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 141 | El Salvador | 187 ha | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 142 | Belize | 156 ha | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 143 | Faroe Islands | 100 ha | 2024 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 144 | Eritrea | 90 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 145 | Qatar | 49 ha | 2024 | up 1,533.3% | volatile |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 47 ha | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Benin | 43 ha | 2024 | up 230.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Dominica | 10 ha | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahrain | 2 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Fiji | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | French Polynesia | 0 ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 150 | Guadeloupe | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 17.08 million ha
- Asia 9.24 million ha
- Eastern Asia 4.80 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.79 million ha
- Europe 4.01 million ha
- Southern Asia 3.49 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.13 million ha
- Middle Africa 131,676 ha
- Eastern Europe 2.73 million ha
- Africa 2.22 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.94 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.74 million ha
- Americas 1.56 million ha
- European Union (27) 1.38 million ha
- Eastern Africa 1.03 million ha
- South America 919,820 ha
- Western Europe 786,195 ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 15,465 ha
- Northern Africa 560,800 ha
- Northern America 530,809 ha
- Central Asia 428,518 ha
- Western Africa 415,485 ha
- Western Asia 391,085 ha
- United States of America 374,500 ha
- Northern Europe 271,477 ha
- Southern Europe 217,997 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 129,568 ha
- Central America 95,876 ha
- Southern Africa 82,808 ha
- Oceania 48,400 ha
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.