Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index by country
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What the numbers show
Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 23.82 in Cyprus; the lowest is 0 in China, Taiwan Province of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.085, and the mean is 0.9849.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 2,520.0%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (down 100.0%).
Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 23.82 | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 1 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3.01 | 2022 | down 47.1% | flat |
| 2 | Bhutan | 21.38 | 2023 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 0.31 | 2024 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 0.23 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 10.7 | 2024 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 3 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.11 | 2023 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.01 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Israel | 7.96 | 2024 | down 61.4% | falling |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.05 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.2 | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 0.01 | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 0.01 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.01 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 6 | Lebanon | 5.34 | 2024 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 7 | Pakistan | 4.9 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 8 | France | 4.3 | 2024 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 8 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Belarus | 4.29 | 2021 | up 308.6% | rising |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 4.23 | 2024 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.84 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 12 | Slovenia | 2.67 | 2024 | up 190.2% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 2.62 | 2024 | up 2,520.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 2.15 | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.05 | 2024 | up 22.0% | flat |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 1.81 | 2023 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Canada | 1.62 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 1.45 | 2024 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 19 | Palestine | 1.29 | 2021 | up 616.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Denmark | 1.26 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 21 | Georgia | 1.22 | 2024 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Portugal | 1.14 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 0.96 | 2024 | up 166.7% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 0.94 | 2024 | down 54.8% | flat |
| 25 | China, mainland | 0.88 | 2024 | down 56.4% | rising |
| 26 | Albania | 0.86 | 2024 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 0.85 | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.83 | 2024 | up 53.7% | falling |
| 29 | India | 0.69 | 2024 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 30 | Guatemala | 0.67 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 0.62 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 0.59 | 2024 | up 391.7% | rising |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 0.55 | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 34 | Finland | 0.53 | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 0.49 | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 0.47 | 2024 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Lithuania | 0.47 | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Latvia | 0.46 | 2024 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 0.45 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Samoa | 0.45 | 2024 | up 1,025.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Jordan | 0.42 | 2023 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Kenya | 0.42 | 2023 | up 950.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Qatar | 0.41 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Angola | 0.4 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.38 | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 45 | Italy | 0.38 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 45 | Uganda | 0.38 | 2024 | up 245.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Gambia | 0.32 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 0.31 | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 0.31 | 2021 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 51 | Namibia | 0.29 | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Algeria | 0.26 | 2017 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Poland | 0.24 | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Austria | 0.22 | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 55 | Australia | 0.21 | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 56 | Yemen | 0.2 | 2018 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Romania | 0.18 | 2024 | up 157.1% | flat |
| 58 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.17 | 2022 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Mali | 0.17 | 2023 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.16 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 61 | Ireland | 0.15 | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 61 | New Zealand | 0.15 | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 63 | Switzerland | 0.14 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 64 | Serbia | 0.1 | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Libya | 0.09 | 2019 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Oman | 0.09 | 2023 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 65 | French Polynesia | 0.09 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Bahamas | 0.08 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Argentina | 0.07 | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Bahrain | 0.07 | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Armenia | 0.06 | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Hungary | 0.06 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 71 | Malta | 0.06 | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Norway | 0.06 | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominica | 0.05 | 2023 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Iceland | 0.05 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.05 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Montenegro | 0.05 | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 0.05 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.05 | 2023 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Chile | 0.04 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Colombia | 0.04 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Honduras | 0.04 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Morocco | 0.04 | 2023 | down 97.9% | falling |
| 81 | Malaysia | 0.04 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 81 | Peru | 0.04 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Senegal | 0.04 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Singapore | 0.04 | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Togo | 0.04 | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Fiji | 0.03 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Madagascar | 0.03 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 90 | Rwanda | 0.03 | 2022 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Eswatini | 0.03 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Republic of Korea | 0.03 | 2024 | down 57.1% | rising |
| 95 | Barbados | 0.02 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Kuwait | 0.02 | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Tunisia | 0.02 | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 0.02 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 0.01 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Brazil | 0.01 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 0.01 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 99 | Japan | 0.01 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | 0.01 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Nepal | 0.01 | 2022 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Philippines | 0.01 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 0.01 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Suriname | 0.01 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 0.01 | 2023 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Ukraine | 0.01 | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Zambia | 0.01 | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Cameroon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Ecuador | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Indonesia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 111 | Jamaica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Lesotho | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Mexico | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Myanmar | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Mozambique | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Malawi | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 111 | El Salvador | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Thailand | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Uruguay | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK