# Potato production

Quantity of potatoes produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

## Key facts

- Potato production in the World was 390,428,973 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Potato production in the United States was 19,061,860 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- China had the highest potato production of 154 countries in 2024, at 94,806,520 tonnes, and Saint Kitts and Nevis the lowest, at 0 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- Published for 161 places, with figures from 1961 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `potato_production`
- Unit: tonnes
- Note: FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/potato-production
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/potato_production

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | tonnes | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| World | 2024 | 390,428,973 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |
| United States | 2024 | 19,061,860 | FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data. |

## Rankings

- [Countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/potato-production/countries.md) (160 places)
- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/potato-production/eu-countries.md) (27 places)