What is potatoes — production in Northern America?

Potatoes — production in Northern America was 25.57 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest potatoes — production recorded in Northern America?

The highest recorded value was 27.87 million t in 2000.

What is the lowest potatoes — production recorded in Northern America?

The lowest recorded value was 13.10 million t in 1964.

How does Northern America rank for potatoes — production?

Northern America ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.

Is potatoes — production rising or falling in Northern America?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Northern America data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Potatoes — Production in Northern America

Name: Potatoes — Production in Northern America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Northern America: Potatoes — Production was 25.57 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

25.57 million t

Change on year

down 3.2%

Rank

15th

of 30 groups

All-time high

27.87 million t

in 2000

All-time low

13.10 million t

in 1964

Years of data

1961–2024

Potatoes — Production in Northern America, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for potatoes — production in Northern America is 25.57 million t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, potatoes — production in Northern America peaked at 27.87 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.10 million t, in 1964.

Northern America ranks 15th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Potatoes — Production in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Potatoes — Production in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year	t	Change
1961	15.32 million t	—
1962	14.15 million t	-7.6%
1963	14.40 million t	+1.8%
1964	13.10 million t	-9.1%
1965	15.30 million t	+16.8%
1966	16.43 million t	+7.4%
1967	16.00 million t	-2.6%
1968	15.81 million t	-1.2%
1969	16.54 million t	+4.6%
1970	17.28 million t	+4.5%
1971	16.55 million t	-4.2%
1972	15.31 million t	-7.5%
1973	15.66 million t	+2.3%
1974	18.04 million t	+15.2%
1975	16.81 million t	-6.8%
1976	18.57 million t	+10.5%
1977	18.64 million t	+0.4%
1978	19.13 million t	+2.6%
1979	18.29 million t	-4.4%
1980	16.26 million t	-11.1%
1981	18.10 million t	+11.3%
1982	18.89 million t	+4.4%
1983	17.69 million t	-6.3%
1984	19.22 million t	+8.6%
1985	21.44 million t	+11.6%
1986	19.17 million t	-10.6%
1987	20.69 million t	+7.9%
1988	18.89 million t	-8.7%
1989	19.68 million t	+4.2%
1990	21.24 million t	+7.9%
1991	21.78 million t	+2.5%
1992	22.91 million t	+5.2%
1993	22.84 million t	-0.3%
1994	24.98 million t	+9.3%
1995	24.03 million t	-3.8%
1996	26.74 million t	+11.3%
1997	25.37 million t	-5.1%
1998	25.91 million t	+2.2%
1999	25.96 million t	+0.2%
2000	27.87 million t	+7.3%
2001	24.08 million t	-13.6%
2002	25.50 million t	+5.9%
2003	26.08 million t	+2.3%
2004	25.92 million t	-0.6%
2005	23.67 million t	-8.7%
2006	25.09 million t	+6.0%
2007	25.18 million t	+0.3%
2008	23.53 million t	-6.5%
2009	24.21 million t	+2.9%
2010	23.79 million t	-1.7%
2011	24.68 million t	+3.7%
2012	26.73 million t	+8.3%
2013	25.45 million t	-4.8%
2014	25.70 million t	+1.0%
2015	25.89 million t	+0.7%
2016	25.77 million t	-0.4%
2017	25.87 million t	+0.4%
2018	25.63 million t	-1.0%
2019	24.62 million t	-3.9%
2020	24.34 million t	-1.1%
2021	24.87 million t	+2.2%
2022	24.51 million t	-1.4%
2023	26.42 million t	+7.8%
2024	25.57 million t	-3.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	15.23 million t	13.10 million t	16.54 million t	9
1970s	17.43 million t	15.31 million t	19.13 million t	10
1980s	19.00 million t	16.26 million t	21.44 million t	10
1990s	24.18 million t	21.24 million t	26.74 million t	10
2000s	25.11 million t	23.53 million t	27.87 million t	10
2010s	25.41 million t	23.79 million t	26.73 million t	10
2020s	25.14 million t	24.34 million t	26.42 million t	5

Countries ranked near Northern America

12 Pakistan 8.43 million t compare
13 Egypt 8.08 million t compare
13 Egypt 8.08 million t compare
15 Türkiye 6.90 million t compare
15 Turkey 6.90 million t compare
17 Peru 6.58 million t compare
18 Canada 6.51 million t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Northern America

Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.8613 % change on previous year (2024)
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.113 % change on previous year (2024)
Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 0.2161 % change on previous year (2024)
Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.6551 % change on previous year (2024)
Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.7416 % change on previous year (2024)
Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -0.5955 % change on previous year (2024)
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 5.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -0.0698 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is potatoes — production in Northern America?: Potatoes — production in Northern America was 25.57 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest potatoes — production recorded in Northern America?: The highest recorded value was 27.87 million t in 2000.
What is the lowest potatoes — production recorded in Northern America?: The lowest recorded value was 13.10 million t in 1964.
How does Northern America rank for potatoes — production?: Northern America ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is potatoes — production rising or falling in Northern America?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Potatoes — Production
Unit: t
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 233 places, 12,870 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.