Egypt vs Pakistan: Potato production
Egypt
8.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan
8.43 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
11th
Pakistan rank
10th
Potato production over time
- Egypt
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 8.43 million tonnes against 8.08 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 352,080 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 10th of 160 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 394,082 tonnes | 156,349 tonnes | 237,733 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 751,779 tonnes | 275,533 tonnes | 476,246 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.41 million tonnes | 531,127 tonnes | 879,428 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.88 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 798,887 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.57 million tonnes | 2.08 million tonnes | 490,745 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.57 million tonnes | 3.80 million tonnes | 766,769 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 7.39 million tonnes | 7.02 million tonnes | 361,780 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato production, Egypt or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 8.43 million tonnes against 8.08 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato production between Egypt and Pakistan?
- 352,080 tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Pakistan rank globally for potato production?
- Egypt ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 10th 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.