Colombia vs Japan: Potato production
Colombia
2.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan
2.24 million tonnes
in 2024
Colombia rank
29th
Japan rank
30th
Potato production over time
- Colombia
- Japan
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2.49 million tonnes against 2.24 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 255,640 tonnes.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Colombia ranks 29th and Japan ranks 30th of 160 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 762,843 tonnes | 3.73 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.31 million tonnes | 3.40 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.21 million tonnes | 3.67 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.66 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | 665,658 tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.06 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | 759,327 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.52 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | 152,942 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.56 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 310,042 tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato production, Colombia or Japan?
- Colombia, at 2.49 million tonnes against 2.24 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato production between Colombia and Japan?
- 255,640 tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Japan rank globally for potato production?
- Colombia ranks 29th and Japan ranks 30th 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.