Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
168
Highest
501.74 % change on previous year
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Polynesia
Median
0.9567 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
10,871
What the numbers show
Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 501.74 % 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 0.9567 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.09 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 2,728.4%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 2,031.8%).
Potatoes — Production, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 501.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,728.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Benin | 60.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 314.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Chile | 47.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 667.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Mongolia | 40.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 355.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 38.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 364.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 285.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 28.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,099.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Slovakia | 25.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 24.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 193.7% | volatile |
| 10 | New Zealand | 23.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 297.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 22.43 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 307.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Morocco | 21.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,778.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Türkiye | 21.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 281.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Peru | 20.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 600.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 18.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,920.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 18.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 371.1% | volatile |
| 17 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 334.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 16.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Yugoslav SFR | 15.4 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Ireland | 14.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Czechia | 14.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Norway | 13.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 12.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Georgia | 12.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Italy | 11.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Hungary | 11.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Finland | 11.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 420.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 10.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 9.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Nicaragua | 9.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Germany | 9.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 9.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Australia and New Zealand | 8.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 197.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 8.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Denmark | 8.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Sweden | 8.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 334.1% | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | 8.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | 8.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 474.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea | 8.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 7.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 42 | France | 7.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 7.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Mexico | 6.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Sudan (former) | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Tunisia | 6.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 396.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 689.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Poland | 5.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Réunion | 5.14 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Mozambique | 5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Australia | 4.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 4.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Angola | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,154.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Oman | 4.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Viet Nam | 4.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 3.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Switzerland | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Senegal | 3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Mali | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Sudan | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Philippines | 2.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Spain | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Comoros | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Cameroon | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 235.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Cyprus | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 69 | USSR | 1.93 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Indonesia | 1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Bangladesh | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 72 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 196.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Israel | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Serbia | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Montenegro | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 77 | China, mainland | 1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 173.4% | volatile |
| 78 | China | 1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 173.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Pakistan | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Albania | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Canada | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 179.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Ethiopia PDR | 1.04 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Nepal | 0.974 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.9394 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 0.5817 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 0.534 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Burundi | 0.3206 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 89 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.2309 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Dominica | 0.2271 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Faroe Islands | 0.2054 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Lesotho | 0.2023 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Eswatini | 0.191 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Haiti | 0.1456 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Bhutan | 0.0763 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Palestine, State of | 0.05 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0325 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo | 0.029 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Brazil | -0.1139 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritania | -0.1294 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Madagascar | -0.1444 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Honduras | -0.2618 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Nigeria | -0.3609 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Central African Republic | -0.4938 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Namibia | -0.5133 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Libya | -0.7018 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | -0.7053 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Lithuania | -0.7481 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritius | -0.758 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Thailand | -0.8076 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Eritrea | -0.8815 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Cuba | -0.964 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Ukraine | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Belgium | -1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Algeria | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Chad | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Argentina | -1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Botswana | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Uruguay | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Myanmar | -2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 676.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Uganda | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 175.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Yemen | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Czechoslovakia | -3.15 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Colombia | -3.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 338.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Malawi | -3.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Russian Federation | -4.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 195.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Rwanda | -4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Bulgaria | -4.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | -4.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 136.1% | volatile |
| 132 | India | -5.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 321.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Kenya | -5.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Japan | -5.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 370.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Malta | -5.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 714.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Azerbaijan | -5.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Egypt | -5.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 170.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Belize | -5.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 187.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Qatar | -5.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Lebanon | -6.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 171.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Armenia | -7.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 236.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Costa Rica | -7.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | -7.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 783.5% | volatile |
| 144 | El Salvador | -9.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Romania | -11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 257.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Latvia | -11.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 677.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | -11.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Kuwait | -11.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 837.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Paraguay | -12.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 525.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Estonia | -12.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Cabo Verde | -12.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Iraq | -14.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Ecuador | -15.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 171.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Jamaica | -16.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 232.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Jordan | -16.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Melanesia | -19.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Republic of Moldova | -21.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 280.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Belarus | -22.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 283.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Iceland | -24.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.8% | volatile |
| 160 | New Caledonia | -27.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Niger | -31.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 233.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Bahrain | -33.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,031.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Zambia | -47.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Fiji | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | down 301.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -100 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 1,740.1% | volatile |
| 164 | French Polynesia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 564.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | -100 % change on previous year | 1975 | down 500.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Polynesia | -100 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 564.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern Europe 12.46 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 10.05 % change on previous year
- South America 9.11 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 8.93 % change on previous year
- Oceania 8.83 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 8.08 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 7.36 % change on previous year
- Caribbean 6.87 % change on previous year
- Central America 6.46 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 5.65 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) 5.5 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 5.28 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 3.48 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 3.04 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.18 % change on previous year
- Americas 1.96 % change on previous year
- Europe 1.68 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 1.32 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 1.27 % change on previous year
- World 0.9513 % change on previous year
- Asia 0.4878 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.4 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.3017 % change on previous year
- Africa -0.1973 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa -0.7172 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa -0.7719 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia -2.53 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -3.11 % change on previous year
- Northern America -3.22 % change on previous year
- Western Africa -3.71 % change on previous year
- United States of America -4.65 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.