Potato production by country
Potato production is measured in tonnes.
Countries reporting
160
Highest
94.81 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Guadeloupe
Median
354,778 tonnes
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
8,927
What the numbers show
Potato production is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 94.81 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Guadeloupe.
The median across all reporting countries is 354,778 tonnes, and the mean is 2.85 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 89 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 3,273.3%), and the largest decrease in Fiji (down 100.0%).
Potato production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 94.81 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 2 | USSR | 64.84 million tonnes | 1991 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 3 | India | 57.05 million tonnes | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Ukraine | 21.13 million tonnes | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 5 | United States | 19.06 million tonnes | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 18.45 million tonnes | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 7 | Germany | 12.70 million tonnes | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 10.60 million tonnes | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 9.24 million tonnes | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 10 | Pakistan | 8.43 million tonnes | 2024 | up 190.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 8.08 million tonnes | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 6.90 million tonnes | 2024 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 6.58 million tonnes | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 6.51 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 6.37 million tonnes | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 5.92 million tonnes | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 5.52 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 18 | Algeria | 4.60 million tonnes | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Brazil | 4.18 million tonnes | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 4.09 million tonnes | 2024 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 3.98 million tonnes | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 22 | Uzbekistan | 3.72 million tonnes | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 3.52 million tonnes | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Belarus | 3.11 million tonnes | 2024 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 25 | Denmark | 3.00 million tonnes | 2024 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 26 | Iran | 2.92 million tonnes | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 2.63 million tonnes | 2024 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 2.62 million tonnes | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | 2.49 million tonnes | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 30 | Japan | 2.24 million tonnes | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 31 | Morocco | 2.19 million tonnes | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Kenya | 2.19 million tonnes | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Mexico | 2.12 million tonnes | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 2.11 million tonnes | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 1.97 million tonnes | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 36 | Australia | 1.53 million tonnes | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 37 | Malawi | 1.46 million tonnes | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Italy | 1.41 million tonnes | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 39 | Bolivia | 1.38 million tonnes | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 40 | Indonesia | 1.27 million tonnes | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 1.26 million tonnes | 2024 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Chile | 1.25 million tonnes | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 43 | Nigeria | 1.23 million tonnes | 2024 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.19 million tonnes | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 1.05 million tonnes | 2024 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 954,005 tonnes | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 908,218 tonnes | 2024 | up 166.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Sweden | 879,800 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 49 | Rwanda | 827,355 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Turkmenistan | 824,320 tonnes | 2024 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Austria | 693,640 tonnes | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 673,484 tonnes | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Syria | 671,811 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Czechia | 655,510 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 625,071 tonnes | 2024 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Lebanon | 610,700 tonnes | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 608,907 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 58 | Guinea | 607,049 tonnes | 2024 | up 601.6% | volatile |
| 59 | South Korea | 568,625 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 60 | Tanzania | 560,929 tonnes | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Finland | 553,100 tonnes | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 62 | Mozambique | 552,561 tonnes | 2024 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 550,783 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Sudan | 542,795 tonnes | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 65 | New Zealand | 531,438 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 66 | Angola | 528,284 tonnes | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Venezuela | 520,567 tonnes | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 68 | Israel | 475,010 tonnes | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Tunisia | 466,090 tonnes | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Uganda | 461,361 tonnes | 2024 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Myanmar | 422,111 tonnes | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Burundi | 420,224 tonnes | 2024 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 73 | North Korea | 413,319 tonnes | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 387,349 tonnes | 2024 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 75 | Switzerland | 370,665 tonnes | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 76 | Cameroon | 370,206 tonnes | 2024 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Libya | 369,147 tonnes | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Ireland | 368,340 tonnes | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Portugal | 357,550 tonnes | 2024 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 80 | Norway | 354,900 tonnes | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 81 | Vietnam | 354,657 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Armenia | 337,683 tonnes | 2024 | down 51.5% | rising |
| 83 | Greece | 332,910 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 84 | Niger | 328,900 tonnes | 2024 | up 312.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Yemen | 312,755 tonnes | 2024 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Albania | 277,824 tonnes | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 87 | Lithuania | 265,330 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Mongolia | 251,405 tonnes | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Madagascar | 248,208 tonnes | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 90 | Hungary | 234,350 tonnes | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Mali | 234,244 tonnes | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Georgia | 221,500 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 93 | Ecuador | 221,187 tonnes | 2024 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 200,983 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 95 | Iraq | 195,785 tonnes | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Slovakia | 170,630 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Jordan | 161,367 tonnes | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Senegal | 146,775 tonnes | 2024 | up 394.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Moldova | 135,372 tonnes | 2024 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 100 | Croatia | 133,860 tonnes | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Lesotho | 132,750 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Latvia | 130,700 tonnes | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 123,505 tonnes | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Thailand | 119,501 tonnes | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 113,940 tonnes | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 106 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 109,367 tonnes | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Philippines | 102,791 tonnes | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Palestine | 82,000 tonnes | 2022 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 109 | Cyprus | 81,750 tonnes | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 110 | Cuba | 79,054 tonnes | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 75,242 tonnes | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 112 | Slovenia | 74,640 tonnes | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 113 | Estonia | 69,330 tonnes | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Uruguay | 66,551 tonnes | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 115 | Taiwan | 62,249 tonnes | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 61,819 tonnes | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 42,207 tonnes | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Bhutan | 37,778 tonnes | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 119 | Haiti | 35,010 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Chad | 34,502 tonnes | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Zambia | 34,153 tonnes | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 33,440 tonnes | 2024 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Montenegro | 33,178 tonnes | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Honduras | 27,045 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Panama | 26,916 tonnes | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 126 | Luxembourg | 17,730 tonnes | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 127 | Kuwait | 15,980 tonnes | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Namibia | 14,556 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 129 | Oman | 14,086 tonnes | 2024 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritius | 13,668 tonnes | 2024 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 131 | Jamaica | 11,121 tonnes | 2024 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 132 | Eswatini | 8,618 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 133 | Congo | 7,114 tonnes | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Malta | 6,910 tonnes | 2024 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 135 | Reunion | 6,750 tonnes | 2006 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 136 | El Salvador | 6,048 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Iceland | 5,514 tonnes | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 138 | Comoros | 3,642 tonnes | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Botswana | 3,632 tonnes | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Mauritania | 2,393 tonnes | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 141 | Cape Verde | 2,212 tonnes | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 2,105 tonnes | 2024 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 143 | Faroe Islands | 1,532 tonnes | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 144 | Laos | 1,522 tonnes | 2024 | down 95.1% | flat |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 1,396 tonnes | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 146 | Belize | 1,395 tonnes | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | 1,263 tonnes | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 148 | East Timor | 1,217 tonnes | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Paraguay | 1,170 tonnes | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | 1,086 tonnes | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Qatar | 964.76 tonnes | 2024 | up 3,273.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Benin | 405.56 tonnes | 2024 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Dominica | 150.03 tonnes | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Bahrain | 80 tonnes | 2024 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Eritrea | 58.47 tonnes | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Fiji | 0 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 156 | Guadeloupe | 0 tonnes | 1992 | — | volatile |
About this data
Potato production is measured in tonnes.