Potatoes — Production 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 — Production is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 94.87 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 356,225 t, and the mean is 3.20 million t.
Over the past decade 97 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 3,273.3%), and the largest decrease in Polynesia (down 100.0%).
Potatoes — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 94.87 million t | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 94.81 million t | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 3 | USSR | 64.84 million t | 1991 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 6.90 million t | 2024 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 4 | India | 57.05 million t | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.92 million t | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Ukraine | 21.13 million t | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.38 million t | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 18.45 million t | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 12.70 million t | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 671,811 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 10.60 million t | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 560,929 t | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 9.24 million t | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 520,567 t | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 8.43 million t | 2024 | up 190.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 413,319 t | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 8.08 million t | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 354,657 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Peru | 6.58 million t | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 6.51 million t | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 135,372 t | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 14 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 6.37 million t | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 109,367 t | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 5.92 million t | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Melanesia | 3,371 t | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.52 million t | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,522 t | 2024 | down 95.1% | flat |
| 17 | Algeria | 4.60 million t | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 1,217 t | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Brazil | 4.18 million t | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 18 | Polynesia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 4.09 million t | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Belgium | 3.98 million t | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 3.72 million t | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Nepal | 3.52 million t | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Belarus | 3.11 million t | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 24 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.01 million t | 1999 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | 3.00 million t | 2024 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 2.63 million t | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 27 | Czechoslovakia | 2.63 million t | 1992 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 27 | Caribbean | 248,841 t | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 2.62 million t | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 2,212 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 29 | Yugoslav SFR | 2.53 million t | 1991 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 29 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 2.49 million t | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 31 | Japan | 2.24 million t | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 32 | Morocco | 2.19 million t | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Kenya | 2.19 million t | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Mexico | 2.12 million t | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 35 | Argentina | 2.11 million t | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 36 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.06 million t | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 1.97 million t | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 38 | Australia | 1.53 million t | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 39 | Malawi | 1.46 million t | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Italy | 1.41 million t | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 41 | Indonesia | 1.27 million t | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Tajikistan | 1.26 million t | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 1.25 million t | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 44 | Nigeria | 1.23 million t | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.19 million t | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 46 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.10 million t | 2005 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 47 | Romania | 1.05 million t | 2024 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 954,005 t | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 908,218 t | 2024 | up 166.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Sweden | 879,800 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 51 | Rwanda | 827,355 t | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Turkmenistan | 824,320 t | 2024 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Austria | 693,640 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 673,484 t | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Czechia | 655,510 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 625,071 t | 2024 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Lebanon | 610,700 t | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Serbia | 608,907 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 59 | Guinea | 607,049 t | 2024 | up 601.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Republic of Korea | 568,625 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 61 | Finland | 553,100 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 62 | Mozambique | 552,561 t | 2024 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 550,783 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Sudan | 542,795 t | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 65 | New Zealand | 531,438 t | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 66 | Angola | 528,284 t | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Israel | 475,010 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Tunisia | 466,090 t | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Uganda | 461,361 t | 2024 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Myanmar | 422,111 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Burundi | 420,224 t | 2024 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Ethiopia PDR | 388,000 t | 1992 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 387,349 t | 2024 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 74 | Switzerland | 370,665 t | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 75 | Cameroon | 370,206 t | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Libya | 369,147 t | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Ireland | 368,340 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Portugal | 357,550 t | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 79 | Norway | 354,900 t | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 80 | Armenia | 337,683 t | 2024 | down 51.5% | rising |
| 81 | Sudan (former) | 336,000 t | 2011 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Greece | 332,910 t | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 83 | Niger | 328,900 t | 2024 | up 312.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Yemen | 312,755 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Albania | 277,824 t | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 86 | Lithuania | 265,330 t | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Mongolia | 251,405 t | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Madagascar | 248,208 t | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 89 | Hungary | 234,350 t | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Mali | 234,244 t | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Georgia | 221,500 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 92 | Ecuador | 221,187 t | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 200,983 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 94 | Iraq | 195,785 t | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Slovakia | 170,630 t | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Jordan | 161,367 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Senegal | 146,775 t | 2024 | up 394.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Croatia | 133,860 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Lesotho | 132,750 t | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Latvia | 130,700 t | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 123,505 t | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Thailand | 119,501 t | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 113,940 t | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 104 | Philippines | 102,791 t | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Palestine | 82,000 t | 2022 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 106 | Cyprus | 81,750 t | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 107 | Cuba | 79,054 t | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 75,242 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 109 | Slovenia | 74,640 t | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 110 | Estonia | 69,330 t | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Uruguay | 66,551 t | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 112 | China, Taiwan Province of | 62,249 t | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 61,819 t | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 42,207 t | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Bhutan | 37,778 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 116 | Haiti | 35,010 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Chad | 34,502 t | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Zambia | 34,153 t | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Burkina Faso | 33,440 t | 2024 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Montenegro | 33,178 t | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Honduras | 27,045 t | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Panama | 26,916 t | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 17,730 t | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 124 | Kuwait | 15,980 t | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Namibia | 14,556 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 126 | Oman | 14,086 t | 2024 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritius | 13,668 t | 2024 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 128 | Jamaica | 11,121 t | 2024 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 129 | Eswatini | 8,618 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 130 | Congo | 7,114 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Malta | 6,910 t | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 132 | Réunion | 6,750 t | 2006 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 133 | El Salvador | 6,048 t | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Iceland | 5,514 t | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 135 | Comoros | 3,642 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Botswana | 3,632 t | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritania | 2,393 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 138 | New Caledonia | 2,105 t | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 139 | Faroe Islands | 1,532 t | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 140 | Central African Republic | 1,396 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 141 | Belize | 1,395 t | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Papua New Guinea | 1,263 t | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Paraguay | 1,170 t | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 144 | United Arab Emirates | 1,086 t | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Qatar | 964.76 t | 2024 | up 3,273.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Benin | 405.56 t | 2024 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Dominica | 150.03 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahrain | 80 t | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Eritrea | 58.47 t | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 150 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 1992 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 390.43 million t
- Asia 205.38 million t
- Europe 101.28 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 27.16 million t
- Eastern Asia 98.34 million t
- Southern Asia 83.52 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 56.41 million t
- Eastern Europe 50.97 million t
- Middle Africa 1.05 million t
- European Union (27) 50.78 million t
- Americas 47.50 million t
- Africa 34.20 million t
- Western Europe 33.37 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 26.13 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 26.10 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 274,346 t
- Northern America 25.57 million t
- United States of America 19.06 million t
- South America 18.81 million t
- Northern Africa 16.25 million t
- Western Asia 11.62 million t
- Eastern Africa 11.53 million t
- Northern Europe 11.14 million t
- Central Asia 9.63 million t
- Southern Europe 5.80 million t
- Central America 2.87 million t
- Southern Africa 2.78 million t
- Western Africa 2.58 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 2.27 million t
- Oceania 2.06 million t
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.