Germany vs United States: Potato production

Germany

12.70 million tonnes

in 2024

United States

19.06 million tonnes

in 2024

Germany rank

6th

United States rank

4th

Potato production over time

United States currently reports 19.06 million tonnes against 12.70 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 6.36 million tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 159 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Potato production is measured in tonnes.