Potatoes production over time (1961–2024)

Follow potatoes production for the world’s countries, year by year, from 1961 to 2024.

Japan and the leading countries

Potatoes production: Japan and the top 5 countries in 2024From 1961 to 2024. Last values: China 94.8M t, India 57.1M t, Ukraine 21.1M t, United States 19.1M t, Russia 18.4M t, Japan 2.24M t.050M100M1961197019801990200020102024ChinaChinaIndiaIndiaUkraineUkraineUnited StatesUnited StatesRussiaRussiaJapanJapan
Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024
Country19611970198019902000201020202024
China12.9M t21.5M t25.9M t32M t66.3M t76.5M t92.8M t94.8M t
India2.72M t3.91M t8.33M t14.8M t25M t36.6M t48.6M t57.1M t
Ukraine––––19.8M t18.7M t20.8M t21.1M t
United States13.3M t14.8M t13.8M t18.2M t23.3M t18.4M t19.1M t19.1M t
Russia––––29.5M t21.1M t19.6M t18.4M t
Japan3.86M t3.62M t3.42M t3.55M t2.9M t2.29M t2.21M t2.24M t
Countries with data109109115119146149149149

Biggest changes, 1961–2024

Compared among the countries that have data in both 1961 and 2024, ranked by how much the amount grew or shrank (the difference in quantity, not a percentage).

Biggest increases
Country19612024ChangeRank
China12.9M t94.8M tup 81.9M t#5 → #1
India2.72M t57.1M tup 54.3M t#13 → #2
Bangladesh343K t10.6M tup 10.3M t#36 → #7
Pakistan112K t8.43M tup 8.32M t#49 → #9
Egypt392K t8.08M tup 7.69M t#34 → #10
Biggest decreases
Country19612024ChangeRank
Poland45.2M t5.92M tdown 39.3M t#1 → #15
Germany29.9M t12.7M tdown 17.2M t#2 → #6
France14.3M t9.24M tdown 5.09M t#3 → #8
Spain4.92M t1.97M tdown 2.95M t#7 → #34
Austria3.39M t694K tdown 2.7M t#11 → #50

The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

All countries in key years

Open the table (countries with data)
Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024
Country19611970198019902000201020202024
China12.9M t21.5M t25.9M t32M t66.3M t76.5M t92.8M t94.8M t
India2.72M t3.91M t8.33M t14.8M t25M t36.6M t48.6M t57.1M t
Ukraine––––19.8M t18.7M t20.8M t21.1M t
United States13.3M t14.8M t13.8M t18.2M t23.3M t18.4M t19.1M t19.1M t
Russia––––29.5M t21.1M t19.6M t18.4M t
Germany29.9M t29.3M t17.1M t14.5M t13.2M t10.1M t11.7M t12.7M t
Bangladesh343K t865K t917K t1.07M t2.93M t7.93M t9.61M t10.6M t
France14.3M t8.03M t6.62M t4.75M t6.44M t6.62M t8.82M t9.24M t
Pakistan112K t179K t449K t831K t1.87M t3.14M t4.55M t8.43M t
Egypt392K t549K t1.21M t1.64M t1.77M t3.64M t6.79M t8.08M t
Türkiye1.41M t1.92M t3M t4.3M t5.37M t4.51M t5.2M t6.9M t
Peru1.24M t1.93M t1.51M t1.15M t3.27M t3.81M t5.52M t6.58M t
Canada2.01M t2.51M t2.48M t3M t4.58M t5.44M t5.29M t6.51M t
Netherlands3.72M t5.65M t6.27M t7.04M t8.23M t6.84M t7.02M t6.37M t
Poland45.2M t50.3M t26.4M t36.3M t24.2M t8.45M t7.86M t5.92M t
United Kingdom6.81M t7.82M t7.11M t6.47M t6.64M t6.06M t5.51M t5.52M t
Algeria244K t262K t591K t809K t1.21M t3.3M t4.66M t4.6M t
Brazil1.08M t1.58M t1.94M t2.23M t2.61M t3.55M t3.75M t4.18M t
Ethiopia––––385K t1.36M t3.84M t4.09M t
Belgium––––2.92M t3.46M t3.93M t3.98M t
Uzbekistan––––731K t1.69M t3.14M t3.72M t
Nepal230K t263K t278K t672K t1.18M t2.52M t3.13M t3.52M t
Belarus––––8.72M t7.83M t3.71M t3.11M t
Denmark1.49M t1.06M t842K t1.48M t1.65M t1.36M t2.76M t3M t
Iran300K t415K t1.34M t2.52M t3.66M t4.28M t3.46M t2.92M t
Kazakhstan––––1.69M t1.28M t2.16M t2.63M t
South Africa332K t617K t686K t1.26M t1.7M t2.09M t2.67M t2.62M t
Colombia551K t913K t1.73M t2.46M t1.4M t1.87M t2.63M t2.49M t
Japan3.86M t3.62M t3.42M t3.55M t2.9M t2.29M t2.21M t2.24M t
Morocco150K t275K t543K t882K t1.09M t1.6M t1.71M t2.19M t
Kenya194K t218K t196K t779K t670K t2.73M t1.86M t2.19M t
Mexico303K t508K t1.06M t1.29M t1.63M t1.54M t1.94M t2.12M t
Argentina2.07M t2.34M t1.57M t1.6M t2.22M t2.01M t2.88M t2.11M t
Spain4.92M t5.3M t5.74M t5.33M t3.08M t2.33M t2.05M t1.97M t
Australia458K t762K t857K t1.18M t1.2M t1.28M t1.08M t1.53M t
Malawi60K t86.2K t270K t350K t2.04M t3.67M t1.32M t1.46M t
Italy3.93M t3.67M t2.92M t2.31M t2.05M t1.56M t1.43M t1.41M t
Bolivia516K t655K t787K t620K t721K t1M t1.32M t1.38M t
Indonesia60K t70K t230K t629K t977K t1.06M t1.28M t1.27M t
Tajikistan––––303K t760K t1.02M t1.26M t
Chile843K t684K t903K t829K t988K t1.08M t1.29M t1.25M t
Nigeria18K t24.4K t40K t54K t599K t1.03M t1.25M t1.23M t
Kyrgyzstan––––1.05M t1.34M t1.33M t1.19M t
Romania2.87M t2.06M t3.94M t3.19M t3.47M t3.28M t1.6M t1.05M t
Azerbaijan––––469K t954K t1.04M t954K t
Afghanistan130K t144K t266K t224K t235K t246K t855K t908K t
Sweden1.53M t1.49M t1.08M t1.19M t980K t816K t877K t880K t
Rwanda96.5K t126K t217K t284K t957K t1.79M t859K t827K t
Turkmenistan––––89K t250K t491K t824K t
Austria3.39M t2.7M t1.26M t794K t695K t672K t886K t694K t
Zimbabwe19.8K t22K t20.4K t31K t76.2K t241K t593K t673K t
Syria30.1K t65.3K t292K t398K t485K t673K t647K t672K t
Czechia––––1.48M t665K t696K t656K t
Saudi Arabia600 t800 t4.1K t63.6K t381K t399K t562K t625K t
Lebanon50K t93.2K t135K t240K t275K t265K t634K t611K t
Serbia–––––887K t665K t609K t
Guinea–––––40.4K t267K t607K t
South Korea463K t605K t446K t371K t705K t617K t553K t569K t
Tanzania15K t55.4K t231K t416K t601K t1.47M t836K t561K t
Finland1.06M t1.14M t736K t881K t785K t659K t624K t553K t
Mozambique11K t40K t65K t70K t80K t179K t470K t553K t
Guatemala16.5K t30K t32.7K t173K t217K t482K t599K t551K t
Sudan––––––494K t543K t
New Zealand235K t297K t214K t260K t500K t525K t552K t531K t
Angola15K t34K t40K t34K t26.6K t841K t481K t528K t
Venezuela74K t125K t199K t200K t342K t513K t451K t521K t
Israel85K t137K t172K t214K t389K t549K t528K t475K t
Tunisia42K t67K t120K t217K t290K t370K t450K t466K t
Uganda100K t150K t166K t224K t478K t167K t250K t461K t
Myanmar51.8K t35.4K t121K t130K t314K t564K t468K t422K t
Burundi30K t34K t30K t44.5K t24K t29.7K t358K t420K t
North Korea390K t400K t620K t810K t1.87M t1.71M t661K t413K t
Bosnia & Herzegovina––––286K t379K t441K t387K t
Switzerland1.24M t977K t853K t712K t601K t421K t489K t371K t
Cameroon20K t25.6K t24.3K t25K t131K t188K t322K t370K t
Libya14K t9.98K t103K t145K t190K t299K t367K t369K t
Ireland2.15M t1.47M t880K t605K t455K t420K t300K t368K t
Portugal1.06M t1.28M t1.2M t1.34M t790K t384K t410K t358K t
Norway1.22M t857K t571K t487K t357K t333K t361K t355K t
Vietnam40K t100K t872K t365K t316K t353K t294K t355K t
Armenia––––290K t482K t437K t338K t
Greece400K t756K t1.08M t953K t1.01M t923K t451K t333K t
Niger––400 t2.4K t7.62K t26.5K t236K t329K t
Yemen20.4K t20.4K t136K t160K t210K t303K t243K t313K t
Albania30.2K t107K t98.8K t80K t161K t208K t255K t278K t
Lithuania––––1.79M t477K t297K t265K t
Mongolia16.4K t20.8K t37.9K t131K t58.9K t168K t244K t251K t
Madagascar72K t94.3K t166K t272K t287K t225K t248K t248K t
Hungary1.83M t1.81M t1.39M t1.23M t864K t440K t270K t234K t
Mali–––27K t62.6K t82.5K t226K t234K t
Georgia––––302K t229K t209K t222K t
Ecuador271K t542K t323K t369K t240K t387K t408K t221K t
North Macedonia––––164K t202K t193K t201K t
Iraq10K t20K t97K t195K t545K t205K t675K t196K t
Slovakia––––419K t126K t166K t171K t
Jordan13.5K t1.96K t12.8K t89.7K t97.1K t175K t148K t161K t
Senegal2.7K t5.9K t7.5K t12.5K t8.16K t15K t148K t147K t
Moldova––––330K t280K t172K t135K t
Croatia––––554K t179K t174K t134K t
Lesotho3K t4K t18K t45.1K t87K t99K t132K t133K t
Latvia––––747K t484K t181K t131K t
Dominican Republic6.39K t23K t14.1K t30.4K t24.9K t52.4K t89.1K t124K t
Thailand519 t8K t8.86K t18K t100K t135K t127K t120K t
Bulgaria445K t374K t301K t433K t398K t251K t192K t114K t
Democratic Republic of the Congo17.2K t28.4K t25.5K t33.3K t89.8K t94.8K t104K t109K t
Philippines10.2K t20.1K t36.9K t58.3K t63.5K t125K t114K t103K t
Cyprus81.3K t208K t191K t186K t117K t82K t91.9K t81.8K t
Cuba113K t77.5K t239K t203K t368K t192K t115K t79.1K t
Costa Rica15.8K t16.1K t27.4K t49.5K t78K t55.7K t47.6K t75.2K t
Slovenia––––186K t101K t89.9K t74.6K t
Estonia––––472K t163K t88.4K t69.3K t
Uruguay118K t118K t99.5K t174K t109K t115K t73.7K t66.6K t
Sri Lanka3.93K t31.7K t51.1K t87.2K t48.4K t51.9K t65.1K t42.2K t
Bhutan14K t19K t24K t31.3K t22K t44K t45.5K t37.8K t
Haiti2K t6.6K t9K t6.79K t9.6K t25K t34.8K t35K t
Chad8K t12K t13K t16.9K t30.5K t45.2K t36.9K t34.5K t
Zambia2.7K t2.54K t4K t9K t10K t22.9K t80K t34.2K t
Burkina Faso–––8.06K t3.38K t17.4K t32.7K t33.4K t
Montenegro–––––17.7K t29.5K t33.2K t
Honduras2.18K t3.83K t8.1K t19.2K t22.3K t22.6K t27.3K t27K t
Panama6.8K t6.2K t16.6K t12.6K t17.6K t23.5K t32.3K t26.9K t
Luxembourg––––27.9K t19.5K t16.4K t17.7K t
Kuwait––294 t1.6K t18K t37.4K t18.7K t16K t
Namibia––––1K t11.5K t14.9K t14.6K t
Oman––2K t5.24K t18.2K t7.19K t16.1K t14.1K t
Mauritius2.2K t6.82K t11.7K t17.8K t13.8K t21.7K t14.2K t13.7K t
Jamaica8.67K t8.44K t6.85K t14.3K t5.42K t11.2K t14.7K t11.1K t
Eswatini2.02K t4.05K t6K t6K t6K t7.2K t8.55K t8.62K t
Republic of the Congo80 t1.5K t1.74K t2.14K t4.41K t5.3K t7.11K t7.11K t
Malta25.3K t17.4K t27K t17K t35K t15.5K t7.99K t6.91K t
El Salvador3.6K t2.8K t6.09K t7K t16.2K t5.33K t10.3K t6.05K t
Iceland13K t5.41K t15.3K t8.5K t9.84K t12.5K t7.38K t5.51K t
Comoros–––300 t1K t1.85K t3.25K t3.64K t
Botswana––––––2.46K t3.63K t
Mauritania1.8K t2.1K t1.5K t661 t1.6K t2.2K t2.41K t2.39K t
Cape Verde3K t2K t2.5K t2.5K t3.25K t4.22K t2.55K t2.21K t
Laos12K t17K t34K t30K t33K t40.8K t3.27K t1.52K t
Central African Republic180 t400 t430 t848 t1K t1.2K t1.37K t1.4K t
Belize–––235 t1.24K t821 t1.18K t1.4K t
Papua New Guinea88 t40 t401 t315 t700 t1.02K t1.26K t1.26K t
Timor-Leste272 t1.3K t580 t1.97K t700 t1.21K t1.15K t1.22K t
Paraguay3.9K t3.8K t4.39K t1.34K t986 t1.35K t3.98K t1.17K t
United Arab Emirates––977 t3.98K t15.6K t5.9K t1.05K t1.09K t
Qatar––110 t116 t26 t46 t206 t965 t
Benin––––89.1 t252 t63.1 t406 t
Dominica300 t400 t450 t130 t115 t144 t148 t150 t
Bahrain––100 t56 t31 t113 t30 t80 t
Eritrea––––28.2K t39.9 t60.6 t58.5 t
Vanuatu–––––––3 t
Côte d’Ivoire––––––––
Fiji20 t1.02K t400 t128 t76.5 t434 t––
St. Kitts & Nevis100 t100 t250 t240 t160 t73.4 t––
Nicaragua1.4K t1.2K t1.74K t23K t25K t35K t68.8K t–
Countries with data109109115119146149149149

Notes on reading this history

Yearly values come from the same statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAOSTAT). The number of countries with data differs by year, so each year’s ranks are given only among the countries that have data that year. Countries that produce none (zero) are not ranked. Weather and harvests make the yearly values go up and down. The “latest value” on the ranking page uses each country’s latest year, so it does not always match the ranks for a single year.

Regions that later split into several countries, such as the former Soviet Union, have a value for each new country only from the year it split. So older years have fewer countries with data, and values from before a split cannot be compared country by country with today’s countries. See the “Countries with data” row in the table.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 04 November 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL Licence: CC-BY-4.0. Processed by this site. fao.org/faostat

FAOSTAT data last updated: 2025-12-31

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