Which has higher potato production, Taiwan or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 66,551 tonnes against 62,249 tonnes in Taiwan as of 2024.

What is the difference in potato production between Taiwan and Uruguay?

4,302 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Uruguay?

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.

Taiwan vs Uruguay: Potato production

Taiwan

62,249 tonnes

in 2024

Uruguay

66,551 tonnes

in 2024

Taiwan rank

115th

Uruguay rank

114th

Potato production over time

Taiwan
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 66,551 tonnes against 62,249 tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 4,302 tonnes.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Taiwan ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 114th of 160 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Taiwan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	16,598 tonnes	108,935 tonnes	92,337 tonnes	Uruguay
1970s	31,566 tonnes	128,052 tonnes	96,486 tonnes	Uruguay
1980s	36,595 tonnes	134,992 tonnes	98,397 tonnes	Uruguay
1990s	38,943 tonnes	145,701 tonnes	106,758 tonnes	Uruguay
2000s	44,389 tonnes	131,550 tonnes	87,161 tonnes	Uruguay
2010s	57,901 tonnes	92,305 tonnes	34,404 tonnes	Uruguay
2020s	60,136 tonnes	78,476 tonnes	18,340 tonnes	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher potato production, Taiwan or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 66,551 tonnes against 62,249 tonnes in Taiwan as of 2024.
What is the difference in potato production between Taiwan and Uruguay?: 4,302 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Uruguay?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Taiwan and Uruguay rank globally for potato production?: Taiwan ranks 115th and Uruguay ranks 114th 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.