Bangladesh vs Egypt: Potato production
Bangladesh
10.60 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt
8.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Egypt rank
10th
Potato production over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 10.60 million tonnes against 8.08 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 2.52 million tonnes.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 10th of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 486,004 tonnes | 394,082 tonnes | 91,922 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 831,077 tonnes | 751,779 tonnes | 79,298 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.10 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 311,916 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.53 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | 350,108 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.37 million tonnes | 2.57 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 9.04 million tonnes | 4.57 million tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 10.13 million tonnes | 7.39 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato production, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Bangladesh, at 10.60 million tonnes against 8.08 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato production between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 2.52 million tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for potato production?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 10th of 159 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.