List of countries by potato production

This is a list of countries by potato production in 2016, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database.[1] The total world production for potatoes in 2016 was 376,826,967 metric tonnes. China was by far the largest producer, accounting for 26.3% of world production. Dependent territories are shown in italics. Total production in 2019 was 423 mln tonnes. [2]

Countries by potato production in 2016

Production by country

>1,000,000 tonnes
RankCountryPotato production (tonnes)
1 China99,065,724
– European Union56,224,047
2 India43,770,000
3 Russia31,107,797
4 Ukraine21,750,290
5 United States19,990,950
6 Germany10,772,100
7 Bangladesh9,474,099
8 Poland8,872,445
9 France6,834,680
10 Netherlands6,534,338
11 Belarus5,985,810
12 United Kingdom5,373,000
13 Iran5,164,891
14 Egypt5,029,022
15 Algeria4,782,690
16 Turkey4,750,000
17 Peru4,400,295
18 Canada4,324,110
19 Pakistan4,000,361
20 Brazil3,851,396
21 Kazakhstan3,545,695
22 Belgium3,402,787
23 Uzbekistan2,925,020
24   Nepal2,805,582
25 Romania2,689,733
26 Colombia2,354,862
27 Japan2,158,000
28 South Africa2,150,844
29 Spain2,096,475
30 Denmark1,954,016
31 Mexico1,796,814
32 Argentina1,750,000
33 Morocco1,743,617
34 North Korea1,698,511
35 Tanzania1,499,508
36 Kyrgyzstan1,388,369
37 Italy1,368,920
38 Kenya1,335,883
39 Nigeria1,246,380
40 Indonesia1,213,041
41 Chile1,166,024
42 Australia1,130,175
43 Bolivia1,073,744
44 Malawi1,043,338

100,000–1,000,000 tonnes
RankCountryPotato production (tonnes)
45 Ethiopia921,403
46 Azerbaijan902,396
47 Tajikistan898,116
48 Sweden862,500
49 Austria767,261
50 Rwanda751,284
51 Angola721,476
52 Serbia714,350
53 Czech Republic699,605
54 Greece634,209
55 Syria632,218
56 South Korea631,596
57 Armenia606,314
58 Israel597,677
59 Finland587,600
60 Myanmar554,309
61 Guatemala538,532
62 New Zealand526,773
63 Latvia491,600
64 Tunisia440,000
65 Saudi Arabia432,772
66 Afghanistan427,917
67 Ecuador422,589
68 Bosnia and Herzegovina417,976
69 Sudan415,300
70 Portugal412,953
71 Hungary404,702
72 Lebanon400,637
73 Venezuela391,433
74 Cameroon377,257
75  Switzerland374,300
76 Norway363,200
77 Ireland352,000
78 Lithuania340,245
79 Libya337,465
80 Turkmenistan316,488
81 Vietnam302,229
82 Yemen294,608
83 Jordan273,907
84 Georgia249,000
85 Mozambique246,500
86 Madagascar238,420
87 Albania238,345
88 Moldova213,975
89 Mali210,209
90 Macedonia198,529
91 Croatia193,962
92 Iraq190,702
93 Slovakia177,145
94 Uganda169,490
95 Mongolia165,329
96 Niger161,181
97 Burundi145,687
98 Thailand140,977
99 Bulgaria127,182
100 Lesotho122,272
101 Philippines116,783
102 Democratic Republic of the Congo100,159

10,000–100,000 tonnes
RankCountryPotato production (tonnes)
103 Costa Rica98,012
104 Cuba95,663
105 Estonia89,842
106 Uruguay89,000
107 Slovenia84,897
108 Dominican Republic84,127
109 Cyprus74,312
110 Kuwait66,590
111 Sri Lanka66,534
112 Zimbabwe64,127
113 Senegal63,828
114 Guinea60,690
115 Palestine57,013
116 Taiwan56,697
117 Bhutan50,232
118 Nicaragua39,921
119 Chad37,152
120 Haiti36,036
121 Laos34,320
122 Montenegro29,917
123 Honduras26,502
124 Panama26,475
125 Zambia24,428
126 Luxembourg18,714
127 Jamaica17,007
128 Mauritius16,854
129 Namibia16,115
130 El Salvador13,304
131 Oman13,233

<10,000 tonnes
RankCountryPotato production (tonnes)
132 Iceland9,930
133 Swaziland8,382
134 Malta6,825
135 Réunion6,130
136 Republic of the Congo5,551
137 United Arab Emirates3,663
138 Paraguay3,625
139 Mauritania2,333
140 Cape Verde2,000
141 Faroe Islands1,494
142 Burkina Faso1,464
143 Benin1,367
144 Central African Republic1,330
145 New Caledonia1,323
146 Papua New Guinea1,251
147 Belize986
148 Bermuda909
149 Comoros619
150 French Polynesia575
151 East Timor325
152 Fiji293
153 Montserrat210
154 Eritrea148
155 Dominica135
156 Saint Kitts and Nevis73
157 Qatar69
158 Bahrain34
159 Saint Pierre and Miquelon1

References
  1. "Crops". FAOSTAT. Retrieved 12 October 2018. Countries - Select All; Regions - World + (Total); Elements - Production Quantity; Items - Potatoes; Years - 2016
  2. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192966/us-potato-production-since-2000/
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