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Countries by potato production

China had the highest potato production of 155 countries in 2016, at 84,928,500 tonnes. Saint Kitts and Nevis had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 351,971 tonnes and the figure for the World was 355,177,126 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Median351,971155 countries
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Map of countries, 2016

United Arab Emirates: 4,862 tonnesAfghanistan: 427,917 tonnesAlbania: 238,345 tonnesArmenia: 606,314 tonnesAngola: 670,456 tonnesArgentina: 2,430,866 tonnesAustria: 767,261 tonnesAustralia: 1,130,175 tonnesAzerbaijan: 902,396 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 417,976 tonnesBangladesh: 9,474,099 tonnesBelgium: 3,402,787 tonnesBurkina Faso: 13,000 tonnesBulgaria: 127,182 tonnesBurundi: 145,687 tonnesBenin: 103 tonnesBolivia: 1,073,744 tonnesBrazil: 3,851,396 tonnesBhutan: 58,820 tonnesBelarus: 4,896,600 tonnesBelize: 986 tonnesCanada: 5,345,626 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 100,136 tonnesCentral African Republic: 1,322 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 6,677 tonnesSwitzerland: 372,900 tonnesChile: 1,166,025 tonnesCameroon: 359,798 tonnesChina: 84,928,500 tonnesColombia: 3,034,031 tonnesCosta Rica: 97,979 tonnesCuba: 95,663 tonnesCape Verde: 2,000 tonnesCyprus: 122,803 tonnesCzechia: 699,605 tonnesGermany: 10,772,100 tonnesDenmark: 1,954,016 tonnesDominican Republic: 84,127 tonnesAlgeria: 4,759,677 tonnesEcuador: 422,589 tonnesEstonia: 89,842 tonnesEgypt: 4,113,441 tonnesEritrea: 37 tonnesSpain: 2,246,204 tonnesEthiopia: 3,638,103 tonnesFinland: 587,600 tonnesFiji: 266 tonnesFaroe Islands: 1,562 tonnesFrance: 6,954,983 tonnesUnited Kingdom: 5,395,000 tonnesGeorgia: 249,000 tonnesGuinea: 114,424 tonnesGreece: 491,973 tonnesGuatemala: 538,532 tonnesHonduras: 25,500 tonnesCroatia: 193,962 tonnesHaiti: 36,700 tonnesHungary: 429,435 tonnesIndonesia: 1,213,041 tonnesIreland: 352,000 tonnesIsrael: 597,677 tonnesIndia: 43,417,000 tonnesIraq: 190,702 tonnesIran: 4,995,327 tonnesIceland: 9,930 tonnesItaly: 1,368,920 tonnesJamaica: 17,007 tonnesJordan: 273,906 tonnesJapan: 2,199,000 tonnesKenya: 1,335,883 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 1,388,369 tonnesNorth Korea: 587,642 tonnesSouth Korea: 555,670 tonnesKuwait: 14,986 tonnesKazakhstan: 1,770,000 tonnesLaos: 34,320 tonnesLebanon: 631,973 tonnesSri Lanka: 95,805 tonnesLesotho: 126,525 tonnesLithuania: 351,484 tonnesLuxembourg: 18,714 tonnesLatvia: 491,600 tonnesLibya: 337,465 tonnesMorocco: 1,743,617 tonnesMoldova: 213,975 tonnesMontenegro: 29,917 tonnesMadagascar: 244,412 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 198,529 tonnesMali: 210,209 tonnesMyanmar: 554,309 tonnesMongolia: 165,330 tonnesMauritania: 2,333 tonnesMauritius: 16,326 tonnesMalawi: 1,043,338 tonnesMexico: 1,796,814 tonnesMozambique: 246,500 tonnesNamibia: 13,748 tonnesNew Caledonia: 1,379 tonnesNiger: 161,181 tonnesNigeria: 1,179,526 tonnesNicaragua: 39,919 tonnesNetherlands: 6,534,338 tonnesNorway: 350,800 tonnesNepal: 2,805,582 tonnesNew Zealand: 472,345 tonnesOman: 13,116 tonnesPanama: 31,180 tonnesPeru: 5,389,231 tonnesFrench Polynesia: 162 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 1,236 tonnesPhilippines: 116,783 tonnesPakistan: 3,977,595 tonnesPoland: 8,872,445 tonnesPalestine: 42,000 tonnesPortugal: 451,041 tonnesParaguay: 3,625 tonnesQatar: 69 tonnesRomania: 2,689,733 tonnesSerbia: 714,350 tonnesRussia: 22,463,487 tonnesRwanda: 751,284 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 466,402 tonnesSudan: 415,300 tonnesSweden: 862,500 tonnesSlovenia: 84,897 tonnesSlovakia: 177,145 tonnesSenegal: 67,485 tonnesEl Salvador: 13,304 tonnesSyria: 507,384 tonnesEswatini: 8,248 tonnesChad: 37,152 tonnesThailand: 119,778 tonnesTajikistan: 898,116 tonnesTimor-Leste: 1,279 tonnesTurkmenistan: 351,971 tonnesTunisia: 440,000 tonnesTürkiye: 4,750,000 tonnesTaiwan: 58,023 tonnesTanzania: 1,081,454 tonnesUkraine: 21,750,290 tonnesUganda: 171,271 tonnesUnited States: 20,426,359 tonnesUruguay: 89,000 tonnesUzbekistan: 2,789,476 tonnesVenezuela: 452,673 tonnesVietnam: 302,229 tonnesYemen: 242,195 tonnesSouth Africa: 2,150,811 tonnesZambia: 24,428 tonnesZimbabwe: 438,354 tonnes
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tonnes, 2016. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2016

China: 84,928,500 tonnesChina84,928,500India: 43,417,000 tonnesIndia43,417,000Russia: 22,463,487 tonnesRussia22,463,487Ukraine: 21,750,290 tonnesUkraine21,750,290United States: 20,426,359 tonnesUnited States20,426,359Germany: 10,772,100 tonnesGermany10,772,100Bangladesh: 9,474,099 tonnesBangladesh9,474,099Poland: 8,872,445 tonnesPoland8,872,445France: 6,954,983 tonnesFrance6,954,983Netherlands: 6,534,338 tonnesNetherlands6,534,338United Kingdom: 5,395,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom5,395,000Peru: 5,389,231 tonnesPeru5,389,231Canada: 5,345,626 tonnesCanada5,345,626Iran: 4,995,327 tonnesIran4,995,327Belarus: 4,896,600 tonnesBelarus4,896,600Algeria: 4,759,677 tonnesAlgeria4,759,677Türkiye: 4,750,000 tonnesTürkiye4,750,000Egypt: 4,113,441 tonnesEgypt4,113,441Pakistan: 3,977,595 tonnesPakistan3,977,595Brazil: 3,851,396 tonnesBrazil3,851,396Ethiopia: 3,638,103 tonnesEthiopia3,638,103Belgium: 3,402,787 tonnesBelgium3,402,787Colombia: 3,034,031 tonnesColombia3,034,031Nepal: 2,805,582 tonnesNepal2,805,582Uzbekistan: 2,789,476 tonnesUzbekistan2,789,476Romania: 2,689,733 tonnesRomania2,689,733Argentina: 2,430,866 tonnesArgentina2,430,866Spain: 2,246,204 tonnesSpain2,246,204Japan: 2,199,000 tonnesJapan2,199,000South Africa: 2,150,811 tonnesSouth Africa2,150,811Denmark: 1,954,016 tonnesDenmark1,954,016Mexico: 1,796,814 tonnesMexico1,796,814Kazakhstan: 1,770,000 tonnesKazakhstan1,770,000Morocco: 1,743,617 tonnesMorocco1,743,617Kyrgyzstan: 1,388,369 tonnesKyrgyzstan1,388,369Italy: 1,368,920 tonnesItaly1,368,920Kenya: 1,335,883 tonnesKenya1,335,883Indonesia: 1,213,041 tonnesIndonesia1,213,041Nigeria: 1,179,526 tonnesNigeria1,179,526Chile: 1,166,025 tonnesChile1,166,025China: 84,928,500 tonnesChina84,928,500India: 43,417,000 tonnesIndia43,417,000Russia: 22,463,487 tonnesRussia22,463,487Ukraine: 21,750,290 tonnesUkraine21,750,290United States: 20,426,359 tonnesUnited States20,426,359Germany: 10,772,100 tonnesGermany10,772,100Bangladesh: 9,474,099 tonnesBangladesh9,474,099Poland: 8,872,445 tonnesPoland8,872,445France: 6,954,983 tonnesFrance6,954,983Netherlands: 6,534,338 tonnesNetherlands6,534,338United Kingdom: 5,395,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom5,395,000Peru: 5,389,231 tonnesPeru5,389,231Canada: 5,345,626 tonnesCanada5,345,626Iran: 4,995,327 tonnesIran4,995,327Belarus: 4,896,600 tonnesBelarus4,896,600Algeria: 4,759,677 tonnesAlgeria4,759,677Türkiye: 4,750,000 tonnesTürkiye4,750,000Egypt: 4,113,441 tonnesEgypt4,113,441Pakistan: 3,977,595 tonnesPakistan3,977,595Brazil: 3,851,396 tonnesBrazil3,851,396Ethiopia: 3,638,103 tonnesEthiopia3,638,103Belgium: 3,402,787 tonnesBelgium3,402,787Colombia: 3,034,031 tonnesColombia3,034,031Nepal: 2,805,582 tonnesNepal2,805,582Uzbekistan: 2,789,476 tonnesUzbekistan2,789,476Romania: 2,689,733 tonnesRomania2,689,733Argentina: 2,430,866 tonnesArgentina2,430,866Spain: 2,246,204 tonnesSpain2,246,204Japan: 2,199,000 tonnesJapan2,199,000South Africa: 2,150,811 tonnesSouth Africa2,150,811Denmark: 1,954,016 tonnesDenmark1,954,016Mexico: 1,796,814 tonnesMexico1,796,814Kazakhstan: 1,770,000 tonnesKazakhstan1,770,000Morocco: 1,743,617 tonnesMorocco1,743,617Kyrgyzstan: 1,388,369 tonnesKyrgyzstan1,388,369Italy: 1,368,920 tonnesItaly1,368,920Kenya: 1,335,883 tonnesKenya1,335,883Indonesia: 1,213,041 tonnesIndonesia1,213,041Nigeria: 1,179,526 tonnesNigeria1,179,526Chile: 1,166,025 tonnesChile1,166,025
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2016
tonnes		Change on 2015
1China84,928,500+2.5%
2India43,417,000-9.6%
3Russia22,463,487-33.2%
4Ukraine21,750,290+4.4%
5United States20,426,359+2.1%
6Germany10,772,100+3.9%
7Bangladesh9,474,099+2.4%
8Poland8,872,445+40.5%
9France6,954,983-2.3%
10Netherlands6,534,338-1.8%
11United Kingdom5,395,000-4.4%
12Peru5,389,231+14.5%
13Canada5,345,626-9%
14Iran4,995,327-2.8%
15Belarus4,896,600-4.1%
16Algeria4,759,677+4.8%
17Türkiye4,750,000-0.2%
18Egypt4,113,441-17%
19Pakistan3,977,595-0.5%
20Brazil3,851,396-0.4%
21Ethiopia3,638,103+31.3%
22Belgium3,402,787-7.8%
23Colombia3,034,031+17.5%
24Nepal2,805,582+8.5%
25Uzbekistan2,789,476+3.4%
26Romania2,689,733-0.4%
27Argentina2,430,866+4.3%
28Spain2,246,204-1.7%
29Japan2,199,000-6.6%
30South Africa2,150,811-13.5%
31Denmark1,954,016+10.2%
32Mexico1,796,814+4%
33Kazakhstan Estimated1,770,000+0.6%
34Morocco1,743,617-9.4%
35Kyrgyzstan1,388,369-2%
36Italy1,368,920-0%
37Kenya1,335,883-32%
38Indonesia1,213,041-0.5%
39Nigeria Estimated1,179,526-4.9%
40Chile1,166,025+21.4%
41Australia1,130,175-2.1%
42Tanzania Estimated1,081,454-27%
43Bolivia1,073,744+1.4%
44Malawi1,043,338-2.1%
45Azerbaijan902,396+7.5%
46Tajikistan898,116+1.2%
47Sweden862,500+7.5%
48Austria767,261+43%
49Rwanda751,284+1.2%
50Serbia714,350+11.7%
51Czechia699,605+38.5%
52Angola670,456+0.3%
53Lebanon631,973+4%
54Armenia606,314-0.2%
55Israel597,677+6.3%
56North Korea587,642-65.1%
57Finland587,600+10.4%
58South Korea555,670+3.3%
59Myanmar554,309-1.1%
60Guatemala538,532+0.7%
61Syria507,384+0.4%
62Greece491,973-15.3%
63Latvia491,600-1.2%
64New Zealand Estimated472,345+3.5%
65Saudi Arabia466,402+1.6%
66Venezuela452,673-13.6%
67Portugal451,041-7.3%
68Tunisia440,000+10%
69Zimbabwe438,354+5%
70Hungary429,435-5%
71Afghanistan427,917+30.7%
72Ecuador422,589+6.3%
73Bosnia and Herzegovina417,976+19%
74Sudan415,300+0.4%
75Switzerland372,900-4.1%
76Cameroon359,798+3.9%
77Ireland352,000-2.2%
78Turkmenistan351,971+3.6%
79Lithuania351,484-12%
80Norway350,800+14.9%
81Libya337,465+0.3%
82Vietnam302,229-5.1%
83Jordan273,906+45.4%
84Georgia249,000+33.5%
85Mozambique246,500+4.6%
86Madagascar244,412+2%
87Yemen242,195-5.8%
88Albania238,345-2.7%
89Moldova213,975+35.2%
90Mali210,209+14.6%
91North Macedonia198,529+4.3%
92Croatia193,962+13.3%
93Iraq190,702+17.1%
94Slovakia177,145+22.5%
95Uganda171,271-1.1%
96Mongolia165,330+1%
97Niger161,181+12.3%
98Burundi145,687+17.8%
99Bulgaria127,182-22.9%
100Lesotho Estimated126,525+2.8%
101Cyprus122,803+28%
102Thailand119,778-4.7%
103Philippines116,783-1.4%
104Guinea114,424+15%
105Democratic Republic of the Congo Estimated100,136+0.4%
106Costa Rica97,979+8.2%
107Sri Lanka95,805+1%
108Cuba95,663-22.8%
109Estonia89,842-23.3%
110Uruguay89,000+22.1%
111Slovenia84,897-6.7%
112Dominican Republic84,127+15.5%
113Senegal67,485+29.2%
114Bhutan58,820+21.8%
115Taiwan58,023-9.7%
116Palestine42,000-35.4%
117Nicaragua39,919+14.9%
118Chad37,152+12.3%
119Haiti Estimated36,700+10.9%
120Laos34,320+2.6%
121Panama31,180+13.9%
122Montenegro29,917+10%
123Honduras25,5000%
124Zambia24,428-46.8%
125Luxembourg18,714+44.3%
126Jamaica17,007-6.6%
127Mauritius16,326-0.6%
128Kuwait14,986-74.8%
129Namibia Estimated13,748-11.3%
130El Salvador13,304+86.7%
131Oman13,116-43.3%
132Burkina Faso13,0000%
133Iceland9,930+9.7%
134Eswatini Estimated8,248+2.4%
135Malta6,825-14.9%
136Republic of the Congo Estimated6,677-7.9%
137United Arab Emirates4,862+41.1%
138Paraguay3,625+3.7%
139Comoros2,753+4.8%
140Mauritania2,333+4.5%
141Cape Verde2,000-30.7%
142Faroe Islands Estimated1,562+12.2%
143New Caledonia1,379+144.1%
144Central African Republic Estimated1,322-2.3%
145Timor-Leste Estimated1,279-4.3%
146Papua New Guinea Estimated1,236+2.3%
147Belize986-3%
148Fiji266-0.4%
149French Polynesia Estimated162-16.6%
150Dominica Estimated148+0.3%
151Benin Estimated103+20.2%
152Qatar69+0.3%
153Bahrain Estimated54+24.2%
154Eritrea Estimated37-46.6%
155Saint Kitts and Nevis0n/a

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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.

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.

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