Which has higher potato production, Finland or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 560,929 tonnes against 553,100 tonnes in Finland as of 2024.

What is the difference in potato production between Finland and Tanzania?

7,829 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Tanzania?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Finland vs Tanzania: Potato production

Finland

553,100 tonnes

in 2024

Tanzania

560,929 tonnes

in 2024

Finland rank

61st

Tanzania rank

60th

Potato production over time

Finland
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 560,929 tonnes against 553,100 tonnes in Finland, a difference of 7,829 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 61st and Tanzania ranks 60th of 160 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	996,736 tonnes	23,082 tonnes	973,654 tonnes	Finland
1970s	763,260 tonnes	101,914 tonnes	661,346 tonnes	Finland
1980s	717,140 tonnes	313,901 tonnes	403,239 tonnes	Finland
1990s	742,910 tonnes	498,940 tonnes	243,970 tonnes	Finland
2000s	699,460 tonnes	688,487 tonnes	10,973 tonnes	Finland
2010s	599,480 tonnes	1.30 million tonnes	701,268 tonnes	Tanzania
2020s	553,536 tonnes	611,115 tonnes	57,579 tonnes	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato production, Finland or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 560,929 tonnes against 553,100 tonnes in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato production between Finland and Tanzania?: 7,829 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Tanzania?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Finland and Tanzania rank globally for potato production?: Finland ranks 61st and Tanzania ranks 60th 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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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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Potato production is measured in tonnes.