Potatoes — Production 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
94.87 million t
China
Lowest
0 t
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Median
354,657 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,870
What the numbers show
Potatoes — Production is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 94.87 million t in China; the lowest is 0 t in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The median across all reporting countries is 354,657 t, and the mean is 3.41 million t.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 3,273.3%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (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 |
| 1 | China | 94.87 million t | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 94.81 million t | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 4 | USSR | 64.84 million t | 1991 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 5 | India | 57.05 million t | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Ukraine | 21.13 million t | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 18.45 million t | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 18.45 million t | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 9 | Germany | 12.70 million t | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 10.60 million t | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 9.24 million t | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 12 | Pakistan | 8.43 million t | 2024 | up 190.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Egypt | 8.08 million t | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Egypt | 8.08 million t | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Turkey | 6.90 million t | 2024 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 15 | Türkiye | 6.90 million t | 2024 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 17 | Peru | 6.58 million t | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Canada | 6.51 million t | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 6.37 million t | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 5.92 million t | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.52 million t | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 22 | Algeria | 4.60 million t | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Brazil | 4.18 million t | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 4.09 million t | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 4.09 million t | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Belgium | 3.98 million t | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 3.72 million t | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 3.72 million t | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Nepal | 3.52 million t | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Belarus | 3.11 million t | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 30 | Belarus | 3.11 million t | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 32 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.01 million t | 1999 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 33 | Denmark | 3.00 million t | 2024 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 34 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.92 million t | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 2.63 million t | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 2.63 million t | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 37 | Czechoslovakia | 2.63 million t | 1992 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 38 | South Africa | 2.62 million t | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Yugoslav SFR | 2.53 million t | 1991 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 2.49 million t | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 41 | Japan | 2.24 million t | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 42 | Morocco | 2.19 million t | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 2.19 million t | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Mexico | 2.12 million t | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 45 | Argentina | 2.11 million t | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 46 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.06 million t | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 47 | Spain | 1.97 million t | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 48 | Australia | 1.53 million t | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 49 | Malawi | 1.46 million t | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Italy | 1.41 million t | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 51 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.38 million t | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 52 | Indonesia | 1.27 million t | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 1.26 million t | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Tajikistan | 1.26 million t | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 1.25 million t | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 56 | Nigeria | 1.23 million t | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.19 million t | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.19 million t | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.10 million t | 2005 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 60 | Romania | 1.05 million t | 2024 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 954,005 t | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 954,005 t | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 908,218 t | 2024 | up 166.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Afghanistan | 908,218 t | 2024 | up 166.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Sweden | 879,800 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 66 | Rwanda | 827,355 t | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Turkmenistan | 824,320 t | 2024 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Austria | 693,640 t | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 673,484 t | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Syria | 671,811 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Syrian Arab Republic | 671,811 t | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | 655,510 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 625,071 t | 2024 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Lebanon | 610,700 t | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Serbia | 608,907 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 75 | Serbia | 608,907 t | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 77 | Guinea | 607,049 t | 2024 | up 601.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Republic of Korea | 568,625 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 79 | United Republic of Tanzania | 560,929 t | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Finland | 553,100 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 81 | Mozambique | 552,561 t | 2024 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Mozambique | 552,561 t | 2024 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Guatemala | 550,783 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Sudan | 542,795 t | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 85 | New Zealand | 531,438 t | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 86 | Angola | 528,284 t | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 520,567 t | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 88 | Israel | 475,010 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Tunisia | 466,090 t | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Uganda | 461,361 t | 2024 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Myanmar | 422,111 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Burundi | 420,224 t | 2024 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 413,319 t | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Ethiopia PDR | 388,000 t | 1992 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 387,349 t | 2024 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 96 | Switzerland | 370,665 t | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 97 | Cameroon | 370,206 t | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Libya | 369,147 t | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Ireland | 368,340 t | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Portugal | 357,550 t | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 101 | Norway | 354,900 t | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 102 | Viet Nam | 354,657 t | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Armenia | 337,683 t | 2024 | down 51.5% | rising |
| 103 | Armenia | 337,683 t | 2024 | down 51.5% | rising |
| 105 | Sudan (former) | 336,000 t | 2011 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Greece | 332,910 t | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 107 | Niger | 328,900 t | 2024 | up 312.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Yemen | 312,755 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Yemen | 312,755 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Albania | 277,824 t | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 111 | Lithuania | 265,330 t | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Mongolia | 251,405 t | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Caribbean | 248,841 t | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 114 | Madagascar | 248,208 t | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 114 | Madagascar | 248,208 t | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 116 | Hungary | 234,350 t | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Mali | 234,244 t | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Georgia | 221,500 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 119 | Ecuador | 221,187 t | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 200,983 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 200,983 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 122 | Iraq | 195,785 t | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Slovakia | 170,630 t | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Slovakia | 170,630 t | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Jordan | 161,367 t | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Senegal | 146,775 t | 2024 | up 394.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 135,372 t | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 128 | Croatia | 133,860 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Croatia | 133,860 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Lesotho | 132,750 t | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Lesotho | 132,750 t | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Latvia | 130,700 t | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 123,505 t | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Thailand | 119,501 t | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Bulgaria | 113,940 t | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 136 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 109,367 t | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Philippines | 102,791 t | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Palestine | 82,000 t | 2022 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 139 | Cyprus | 81,750 t | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 140 | Cuba | 79,054 t | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 141 | Costa Rica | 75,242 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 142 | Slovenia | 74,640 t | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 143 | Estonia | 69,330 t | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Uruguay | 66,551 t | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 145 | China, Taiwan Province of | 62,249 t | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 61,819 t | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 42,207 t | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Bhutan | 37,778 t | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 149 | Haiti | 35,010 t | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Chad | 34,502 t | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Zambia | 34,153 t | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 33,440 t | 2024 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Montenegro | 33,178 t | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Honduras | 27,045 t | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Panama | 26,916 t | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 17,730 t | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 157 | Kuwait | 15,980 t | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Namibia | 14,556 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 159 | Oman | 14,086 t | 2024 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Mauritius | 13,668 t | 2024 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 161 | Jamaica | 11,121 t | 2024 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 162 | Eswatini | 8,618 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 162 | Eswatini | 8,618 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 164 | Congo | 7,114 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Congo | 7,114 t | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Malta | 6,910 t | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 167 | Réunion | 6,750 t | 2006 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 168 | El Salvador | 6,048 t | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Iceland | 5,514 t | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 170 | Comoros | 3,642 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Comoros | 3,642 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Botswana | 3,632 t | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Melanesia | 3,371 t | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 174 | Mauritania | 2,393 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 174 | Mauritania | 2,393 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 2,212 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 176 | Cabo Verde | 2,212 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 2,105 t | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 179 | Faroe Islands | 1,532 t | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 180 | Laos | 1,522 t | 2024 | down 95.1% | flat |
| 180 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,522 t | 2024 | down 95.1% | flat |
| 182 | Central African Republic | 1,396 t | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 183 | Belize | 1,395 t | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | 1,263 t | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Timor-Leste | 1,217 t | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Paraguay | 1,170 t | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 187 | United Arab Emirates | 1,086 t | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Qatar | 964.76 t | 2024 | up 3,273.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Benin | 405.56 t | 2024 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Dominica | 150.03 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Bahrain | 80 t | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Bahrain | 80 t | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Eritrea | 58.47 t | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Eritrea | 58.47 t | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 t | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 195 | Guadeloupe | 0 t | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Polynesia | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 195 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 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 390.43 million t
- Asia 205.38 million t
- Europe 101.28 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
- European Union (27) 50.78 million t
- Americas 47.50 million t
- Africa 34.20 million t
- Western Europe 33.37 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 27.16 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 26.13 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 26.10 million 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
- Middle Africa 1.05 million t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 274,346 t
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.