Potatoes — Production, per capita in World
World: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.048 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Production, per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — production, per capita in World stood at 0.048 t per person.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per capita in World peaked at 0.0883 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0462 t per person, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Production, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0883 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0812 t per person | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0848 t per person | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0876 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0816 t per person | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0832 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0856 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.086 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0773 t per person | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 0.081 t per person | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0744 t per person | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.071 t per person | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0785 t per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0714 t per person | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0666 t per person | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0659 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0664 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.068 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0683 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0542 t per person | -20.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0593 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0576 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0565 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.061 t per person | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0581 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.058 t per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0556 t per person | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0525 t per person | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0531 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0504 t per person | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0477 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0509 t per person | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0547 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0478 t per person | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0497 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0533 t per person | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.051 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0497 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0487 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0524 t per person | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0489 t per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.049 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.048 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0506 t per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0483 t per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0462 t per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0465 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0479 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0478 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0469 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0519 t per person | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0503 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0503 t per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0501 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0491 t per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0472 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0487 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0476 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0474 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0473 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0475 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0471 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.048 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.048 t per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.084 t per person | 0.0773 t per person | 0.0883 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0712 t per person | 0.0659 t per person | 0.081 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0566 t per person | 0.0525 t per person | 0.061 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0504 t per person | 0.0477 t per person | 0.0547 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0486 t per person | 0.0462 t per person | 0.0524 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.049 t per person | 0.0469 t per person | 0.0519 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0476 t per person | 0.0471 t per person | 0.048 t per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — production, per capita in World?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in World was 0.048 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0883 t per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0462 t per person in 2006.
- How does World rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.