China vs India: Potato production

China
94.81 million tonnes
in 2024
India
57.05 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Potato production over time

  • China
  • India
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 94.81 million tonnes against 57.05 million tonnes in India, a difference of 37.75 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.7 times India's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 159 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Potato production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
160 places, 8,927 data points, 1961–2024
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Potato production is measured in tonnes.