Egypt vs Turkey: Potato production
Egypt
8.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
6.90 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
10th
Turkey rank
11th
Potato production over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.08 million tonnes against 6.90 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 1.18 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Egypt ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 11th of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 394,082 tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1970s | 751,779 tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 1.69 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.41 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.88 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 2.57 million tonnes | 4.69 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 4.57 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | 18,899 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 7.39 million tonnes | 5.62 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato production, Egypt or Turkey?
- Egypt, at 8.08 million tonnes against 6.90 million tonnes in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato production between Egypt and Turkey?
- 1.18 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for potato production?
- Egypt ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 11th 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.