Potatoes — Area harvested by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
203
Highest
6.01 million ha
USSR
Lowest
0 ha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Median
17,700 ha
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,854
What the numbers show
Potatoes — Area harvested is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 6.01 million ha in USSR; the lowest is 0 ha in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The median across all reporting countries is 17,700 ha, and the mean is 173,681 ha.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 1,533.3%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (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 |
| 2 | China | 4.56 million ha | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 4.56 million ha | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 5 | India | 2.32 million ha | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1.21 million ha | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 7 | Russia | 1.05 million ha | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 1.05 million ha | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 456,979 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Pakistan | 338,715 ha | 2024 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Peru | 337,281 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 332,146 ha | 2024 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 332,146 ha | 2024 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 327,188 ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Yugoslav SFR | 284,512 ha | 1991 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 16 | Germany | 282,200 ha | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 268,565 ha | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 268,565 ha | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Kenya | 225,948 ha | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 20 | France | 217,680 ha | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Nepal | 211,505 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 211,480 ha | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 196,150 ha | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Turkey | 195,767 ha | 2024 | up 52.5% | falling |
| 24 | Türkiye | 195,767 ha | 2024 | up 52.5% | falling |
| 26 | Czechoslovakia | 161,787 ha | 1992 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 27 | Canada | 156,309 ha | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 152,670 ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 29 | Belarus | 141,000 ha | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 29 | Belarus | 141,000 ha | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 31 | Algeria | 135,414 ha | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 32 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 128,911 ha | 2024 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Brazil | 124,818 ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 124,721 ha | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 124,721 ha | 2024 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 120,225 ha | 2024 | up 54.1% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 120,225 ha | 2024 | up 54.1% | falling |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 118,407 ha | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 39 | Colombia | 109,791 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 40 | Rwanda | 104,518 ha | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium | 100,470 ha | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 42 | Serbia and Montenegro | 95,347 ha | 2005 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 43 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 90,519 ha | 2024 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 44 | Malawi | 75,977 ha | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Romania | 75,940 ha | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 46 | Japan | 69,221 ha | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 47 | South Africa | 69,129 ha | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 48 | Indonesia | 67,488 ha | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Uganda | 67,279 ha | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Angola | 66,991 ha | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 66,932 ha | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 52 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 66,612 ha | 1999 | up 38.8% | flat |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 66,587 ha | 2024 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 66,587 ha | 2024 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 66,402 ha | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 66,402 ha | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 57 | Denmark | 65,400 ha | 2024 | up 62.7% | rising |
| 58 | Mexico | 64,918 ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 59 | United Republic of Tanzania | 64,702 ha | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 63,315 ha | 2024 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 63,315 ha | 2024 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 62 | Spain | 61,390 ha | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Argentina | 59,019 ha | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 53,855 ha | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Italy | 49,090 ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Ethiopia PDR | 48,500 ha | 1992 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 67 | Australia and New Zealand | 47,877 ha | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 45,450 ha | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 45,450 ha | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 70 | Sudan | 44,939 ha | 2024 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 71 | Mozambique | 44,713 ha | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Mozambique | 44,713 ha | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Guinea | 42,861 ha | 2024 | up 476.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Burundi | 41,955 ha | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Madagascar | 41,109 ha | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 75 | Madagascar | 41,109 ha | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 77 | Australia | 37,519 ha | 2024 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 78 | Chile | 36,074 ha | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 79 | Cameroon | 34,869 ha | 2024 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Syria | 28,124 ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 80 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28,124 ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 82 | Myanmar | 26,999 ha | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 26,275 ha | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 84 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 24,254 ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 24,053 ha | 2024 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23,914 ha | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Sweden | 23,580 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 88 | Republic of Korea | 23,045 ha | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22,839 ha | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 90 | Czechia | 22,750 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Serbia | 22,483 ha | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 91 | Serbia | 22,483 ha | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 93 | Republic of Moldova | 22,430 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 94 | Lebanon | 22,400 ha | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 95 | Austria | 21,900 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Guatemala | 21,548 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 20,733 ha | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Sudan (former) | 20,160 ha | 2011 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Mongolia | 19,614 ha | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 18,843 ha | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Libya | 18,676 ha | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 102 | Finland | 17,700 ha | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 103 | Yemen | 17,666 ha | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 103 | Yemen | 17,666 ha | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 105 | Armenia | 17,487 ha | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 105 | Armenia | 17,487 ha | 2024 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 107 | Burkina Faso | 17,382 ha | 2024 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Portugal | 16,460 ha | 2024 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Lithuania | 14,670 ha | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Georgia | 14,000 ha | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 111 | Ecuador | 13,689 ha | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 112 | Israel | 13,628 ha | 2024 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Caribbean | 12,358 ha | 2024 | up 40.2% | falling |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 12,094 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 12,094 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 116 | Norway | 11,887 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Niger | 10,922 ha | 2024 | up 278.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Switzerland | 10,685 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Greece | 10,540 ha | 2024 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 120 | Mali | 10,408 ha | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Albania | 10,368 ha | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 122 | New Zealand | 10,358 ha | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 123 | Ireland | 9,300 ha | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Hungary | 7,950 ha | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Iraq | 7,523 ha | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Croatia | 7,450 ha | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Croatia | 7,450 ha | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Lesotho | 7,421 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Lesotho | 7,421 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Latvia | 7,100 ha | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 6,770 ha | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 132 | Thailand | 6,573 ha | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Philippines | 6,383 ha | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 134 | Senegal | 6,082 ha | 2024 | up 344.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Slovakia | 6,030 ha | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Slovakia | 6,030 ha | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Cuba | 4,520 ha | 2024 | up 76.0% | falling |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 4,299 ha | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 139 | Eswatini | 4,109 ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 139 | Eswatini | 4,109 ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 141 | Jordan | 4,043 ha | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Chad | 3,783 ha | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 143 | Cyprus | 3,700 ha | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 3,433 ha | 2023 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 3,253 ha | 2024 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 146 | Bhutan | 3,074 ha | 2024 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 147 | Estonia | 2,920 ha | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Slovenia | 2,860 ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Uruguay | 2,854 ha | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 2,758 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Costa Rica | 2,731 ha | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 151 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,731 ha | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 153 | Palestine | 2,241 ha | 2022 | up 163.6% | rising |
| 154 | Montenegro | 1,913 ha | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Honduras | 1,833 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 156 | Zambia | 1,631 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 1,339 ha | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Central African Republic | 1,294 ha | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Namibia | 1,207 ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 160 | Panama | 1,017 ha | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 161 | Botswana | 943 ha | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 162 | Congo | 825 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 162 | Congo | 825 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 164 | Jamaica | 771 ha | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 165 | Mauritius | 652 ha | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 590 ha | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 167 | Paraguay | 560 ha | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Melanesia | 523 ha | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 169 | Malta | 510 ha | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Réunion | 480 ha | 2006 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Oman | 457 ha | 2024 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Kuwait | 419 ha | 2024 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Iceland | 413 ha | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 174 | Mauritania | 405 ha | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 174 | Mauritania | 405 ha | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 176 | New Caledonia | 305 ha | 2024 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 177 | Comoros | 241 ha | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Comoros | 241 ha | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Papua New Guinea | 218 ha | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Cape Verde | 195 ha | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 180 | Cabo Verde | 195 ha | 2024 | down 27.5% | rising |
| 182 | El Salvador | 187 ha | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 183 | Belize | 156 ha | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 184 | Faroe Islands | 100 ha | 2024 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 185 | Eritrea | 90 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 185 | Eritrea | 90 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 187 | Laos | 53 ha | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 53 ha | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Qatar | 49 ha | 2024 | up 1,533.3% | volatile |
| 190 | United Arab Emirates | 47 ha | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Benin | 43 ha | 2024 | up 230.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Dominica | 10 ha | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Bahrain | 2 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 193 | Bahrain | 2 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 195 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Fiji | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | French Polynesia | 0 ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 195 | Guadeloupe | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 195 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 ha | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Fiji | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | 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
- Europe 4.01 million ha
- Southern Asia 3.49 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.13 million ha
- Eastern Europe 2.73 million ha
- Africa 2.22 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.94 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.79 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
- 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
- Middle Africa 131,676 ha
- South-eastern Asia 129,568 ha
- Central America 95,876 ha
- Southern Africa 82,808 ha
- Oceania 48,400 ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 15,465 ha
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.