Australia vs Italy: Potato production
Australia
1.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy
1.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
36th
Italy rank
38th
Potato production over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.53 million tonnes against 1.41 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 117,460 tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 36th and Italy ranks 38th of 160 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 615,496 tonnes | 3.89 million tonnes | 3.28 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 746,186 tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 961,800 tonnes | 2.55 million tonnes | 1.59 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.22 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 927,421 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 524,231 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 201,719 tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.40 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | 36,614 tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato production, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 1.53 million tonnes against 1.41 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato production between Australia and Italy?
- 117,460 tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for potato production?
- Australia ranks 36th and Italy ranks 38th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Potato production is measured in tonnes.