Japan vs Kazakhstan: Potato production
Japan
2.24 million tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan
2.63 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
30th
Kazakhstan rank
27th
Potato production over time
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 2.63 million tonnes against 2.24 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 398,150 tonnes.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 30th and Kazakhstan ranks 27th of 160 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.27 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 1.43 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.82 million tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | 509,057 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.36 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | 656,424 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.25 million tonnes | 2.25 million tonnes | 6,820 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato production, Japan or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 2.63 million tonnes against 2.24 million tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato production between Japan and Kazakhstan?
- 398,150 tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kazakhstan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Kazakhstan rank globally for potato production?
- Japan ranks 30th and Kazakhstan ranks 27th 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.