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Countries by potato production

China had the highest potato production of 156 countries in 2017, at 88,481,500 tonnes. Saint Kitts and Nevis had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 328,124 tonnes and the figure for the World was 370,623,203 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Highest88,481,500China
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Median328,124156 countries
World370,623,203History

Map of countries, 2017

United Arab Emirates: 359 tonnesAfghanistan: 513,194 tonnesAlbania: 249,804 tonnesArmenia: 547,420 tonnesAngola: 461,186 tonnesArgentina: 2,459,310 tonnesAustria: 653,400 tonnesAustralia: 1,105,194 tonnesAzerbaijan: 913,899 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 337,137 tonnesBangladesh: 10,215,957 tonnesBelgium: 4,416,665 tonnesBurkina Faso: 32,000 tonnesBulgaria: 227,815 tonnesBurundi: 204,891 tonnesBenin: 108 tonnesBolivia: 1,045,291 tonnesBrazil: 3,655,069 tonnesBhutan: 57,223 tonnesBotswana: 8,765 tonnesBelarus: 5,009,400 tonnesBelize: 1,308 tonnesCanada: 5,419,238 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 100,468 tonnesCentral African Republic: 1,335 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 7,121 tonnesSwitzerland: 461,188 tonnesChile: 1,426,479 tonnesCameroon: 369,493 tonnesChina: 88,481,500 tonnesColombia: 3,706,563 tonnesCosta Rica: 89,620 tonnesCuba: 147,044 tonnesCape Verde: 4,041 tonnesCyprus: 109,923 tonnesCzechia: 688,970 tonnesGermany: 11,720,000 tonnesDenmark: 2,171,000 tonnesDominican Republic: 84,162 tonnesAlgeria: 4,606,402 tonnesEcuador: 377,243 tonnesEstonia: 91,182 tonnesEgypt: 4,841,040 tonnesEritrea: 70 tonnesSpain: 2,239,470 tonnesEthiopia: 4,084,287 tonnesFinland: 611,900 tonnesFiji: 270 tonnesFaroe Islands: 1,522 tonnesFrance: 8,547,354 tonnesUnited Kingdom: 6,218,000 tonnesGeorgia: 180,100 tonnesGuinea: 131,588 tonnesGreece: 499,506 tonnesGuatemala: 551,122 tonnesHonduras: 26,053 tonnesCroatia: 156,089 tonnesHaiti: 34,131 tonnesHungary: 402,853 tonnesIndonesia: 1,164,743 tonnesIreland: 412,425 tonnesIsrael: 522,424 tonnesIndia: 48,605,000 tonnesIraq: 266,794 tonnesIran: 4,117,462 tonnesIceland: 9,000 tonnesItaly: 1,346,936 tonnesJamaica: 17,148 tonnesJordan: 155,639 tonnesJapan: 2,395,000 tonnesKenya: 1,519,870 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 1,416,011 tonnesNorth Korea: 425,047 tonnesSouth Korea: 466,755 tonnesKuwait: 51,771 tonnesKazakhstan: 1,780,000 tonnesLaos: 1,585 tonnesLebanon: 651,922 tonnesSri Lanka: 73,358 tonnesLesotho: 128,703 tonnesLithuania: 237,045 tonnesLuxembourg: 21,284 tonnesLatvia: 408,300 tonnesLibya: 319,112 tonnesMorocco: 1,924,871 tonnesMoldova: 197,020 tonnesMontenegro: 27,500 tonnesMadagascar: 250,160 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 178,951 tonnesMali: 251,558 tonnesMyanmar: 499,949 tonnesMongolia: 121,808 tonnesMauritania: 2,353 tonnesMauritius: 14,124 tonnesMalawi: 1,226,603 tonnesMexico: 1,715,499 tonnesMozambique: 294,600 tonnesNamibia: 14,287 tonnesNew Caledonia: 1,841 tonnesNiger: 165,743 tonnesNigeria: 1,234,968 tonnesNicaragua: 59,699 tonnesNetherlands: 7,391,881 tonnesNorway: 315,500 tonnesNepal: 2,691,037 tonnesNew Zealand: 472,183 tonnesOman: 15,737 tonnesPanama: 21,039 tonnesPeru: 4,776,294 tonnesFrench Polynesia: 127 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 1,267 tonnesPhilippines: 117,637 tonnesPakistan: 3,852,897 tonnesPoland: 9,171,733 tonnesPalestine: 63,333 tonnesPortugal: 515,030 tonnesParaguay: 3,760 tonnesQatar: 104 tonnesRomania: 3,116,912 tonnesSerbia: 589,241 tonnesRussia: 21,707,645 tonnesRwanda: 846,184 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 476,418 tonnesSudan: 418,622 tonnesSweden: 852,500 tonnesSlovenia: 77,076 tonnesSlovakia: 149,705 tonnesSenegal: 67,485 tonnesEl Salvador: 10,595 tonnesSyria: 562,416 tonnesEswatini: 8,369 tonnesChad: 37,081 tonnesThailand: 107,103 tonnesTajikistan: 782,892 tonnesTimor-Leste: 1,255 tonnesTurkmenistan: 354,743 tonnesTunisia: 420,000 tonnesTürkiye: 4,800,000 tonnesTaiwan: 54,929 tonnesTanzania: 583,082 tonnesUkraine: 22,208,220 tonnesUganda: 299,338 tonnesUnited States: 20,453,430 tonnesUruguay: 94,327 tonnesUzbekistan: 2,793,689 tonnesVenezuela: 421,006 tonnesVietnam: 303,675 tonnesYemen: 240,446 tonnesSouth Africa: 2,456,990 tonnesZambia: 31,750 tonnesZimbabwe: 476,088 tonnes
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tonnes, 2017. 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, 2017

China: 88,481,500 tonnesChina88,481,500India: 48,605,000 tonnesIndia48,605,000Ukraine: 22,208,220 tonnesUkraine22,208,220Russia: 21,707,645 tonnesRussia21,707,645United States: 20,453,430 tonnesUnited States20,453,430Germany: 11,720,000 tonnesGermany11,720,000Bangladesh: 10,215,957 tonnesBangladesh10,215,957Poland: 9,171,733 tonnesPoland9,171,733France: 8,547,354 tonnesFrance8,547,354Netherlands: 7,391,881 tonnesNetherlands7,391,881United Kingdom: 6,218,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom6,218,000Canada: 5,419,238 tonnesCanada5,419,238Belarus: 5,009,400 tonnesBelarus5,009,400Egypt: 4,841,040 tonnesEgypt4,841,040Türkiye: 4,800,000 tonnesTürkiye4,800,000Peru: 4,776,294 tonnesPeru4,776,294Algeria: 4,606,402 tonnesAlgeria4,606,402Belgium: 4,416,665 tonnesBelgium4,416,665Iran: 4,117,462 tonnesIran4,117,462Ethiopia: 4,084,287 tonnesEthiopia4,084,287Pakistan: 3,852,897 tonnesPakistan3,852,897Colombia: 3,706,563 tonnesColombia3,706,563Brazil: 3,655,069 tonnesBrazil3,655,069Romania: 3,116,912 tonnesRomania3,116,912Uzbekistan: 2,793,689 tonnesUzbekistan2,793,689Nepal: 2,691,037 tonnesNepal2,691,037Argentina: 2,459,310 tonnesArgentina2,459,310South Africa: 2,456,990 tonnesSouth Africa2,456,990Japan: 2,395,000 tonnesJapan2,395,000Spain: 2,239,470 tonnesSpain2,239,470Denmark: 2,171,000 tonnesDenmark2,171,000Morocco: 1,924,871 tonnesMorocco1,924,871Kazakhstan: 1,780,000 tonnesKazakhstan1,780,000Mexico: 1,715,499 tonnesMexico1,715,499Kenya: 1,519,870 tonnesKenya1,519,870Chile: 1,426,479 tonnesChile1,426,479Kyrgyzstan: 1,416,011 tonnesKyrgyzstan1,416,011Italy: 1,346,936 tonnesItaly1,346,936Nigeria: 1,234,968 tonnesNigeria1,234,968Malawi: 1,226,603 tonnesMalawi1,226,603China: 88,481,500 tonnesChina88,481,500India: 48,605,000 tonnesIndia48,605,000Ukraine: 22,208,220 tonnesUkraine22,208,220Russia: 21,707,645 tonnesRussia21,707,645United States: 20,453,430 tonnesUnited States20,453,430Germany: 11,720,000 tonnesGermany11,720,000Bangladesh: 10,215,957 tonnesBangladesh10,215,957Poland: 9,171,733 tonnesPoland9,171,733France: 8,547,354 tonnesFrance8,547,354Netherlands: 7,391,881 tonnesNetherlands7,391,881United Kingdom: 6,218,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom6,218,000Canada: 5,419,238 tonnesCanada5,419,238Belarus: 5,009,400 tonnesBelarus5,009,400Egypt: 4,841,040 tonnesEgypt4,841,040Türkiye: 4,800,000 tonnesTürkiye4,800,000Peru: 4,776,294 tonnesPeru4,776,294Algeria: 4,606,402 tonnesAlgeria4,606,402Belgium: 4,416,665 tonnesBelgium4,416,665Iran: 4,117,462 tonnesIran4,117,462Ethiopia: 4,084,287 tonnesEthiopia4,084,287Pakistan: 3,852,897 tonnesPakistan3,852,897Colombia: 3,706,563 tonnesColombia3,706,563Brazil: 3,655,069 tonnesBrazil3,655,069Romania: 3,116,912 tonnesRomania3,116,912Uzbekistan: 2,793,689 tonnesUzbekistan2,793,689Nepal: 2,691,037 tonnesNepal2,691,037Argentina: 2,459,310 tonnesArgentina2,459,310South Africa: 2,456,990 tonnesSouth Africa2,456,990Japan: 2,395,000 tonnesJapan2,395,000Spain: 2,239,470 tonnesSpain2,239,470Denmark: 2,171,000 tonnesDenmark2,171,000Morocco: 1,924,871 tonnesMorocco1,924,871Kazakhstan: 1,780,000 tonnesKazakhstan1,780,000Mexico: 1,715,499 tonnesMexico1,715,499Kenya: 1,519,870 tonnesKenya1,519,870Chile: 1,426,479 tonnesChile1,426,479Kyrgyzstan: 1,416,011 tonnesKyrgyzstan1,416,011Italy: 1,346,936 tonnesItaly1,346,936Nigeria: 1,234,968 tonnesNigeria1,234,968Malawi: 1,226,603 tonnesMalawi1,226,603
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017
tonnes		Change on 2016
1China88,481,500+4.2%
2India48,605,000+11.9%
3Ukraine22,208,220+2.1%
4Russia21,707,645-3.4%
5United States20,453,430+0.1%
6Germany11,720,000+8.8%
7Bangladesh10,215,957+7.8%
8Poland9,171,733+3.4%
9France8,547,354+22.9%
10Netherlands7,391,881+13.1%
11United Kingdom6,218,000+15.3%
12Canada5,419,238+1.4%
13Belarus5,009,400+2.3%
14Egypt4,841,040+17.7%
15Türkiye4,800,000+1.1%
16Peru4,776,294-11.4%
17Algeria4,606,402-3.2%
18Belgium4,416,665+29.8%
19Iran4,117,462-17.6%
20Ethiopia4,084,287+12.3%
21Pakistan3,852,897-3.1%
22Colombia3,706,563+22.2%
23Brazil3,655,069-5.1%
24Romania3,116,912+15.9%
25Uzbekistan2,793,689+0.2%
26Nepal2,691,037-4.1%
27Argentina Estimated2,459,310+1.2%
28South Africa2,456,990+14.2%
29Japan2,395,000+8.9%
30Spain2,239,470-0.3%
31Denmark2,171,000+11.1%
32Morocco1,924,871+10.4%
33Kazakhstan Estimated1,780,000+0.6%
34Mexico1,715,499-4.5%
35Kenya1,519,870+13.8%
36Chile1,426,479+22.3%
37Kyrgyzstan1,416,011+2%
38Italy1,346,936-1.6%
39Nigeria Estimated1,234,968+4.7%
40Malawi1,226,603+17.6%
41Indonesia1,164,743-4%
42Australia1,105,194-2.2%
43Bolivia1,045,291-2.6%
44Azerbaijan913,899+1.3%
45Sweden852,500-1.2%
46Rwanda846,184+12.6%
47Tajikistan782,892-12.8%
48Czechia688,970-1.5%
49Austria653,400-14.8%
50Lebanon651,922+3.2%
51Finland611,900+4.1%
52Serbia589,241-17.5%
53Tanzania583,082-46.1%
54Syria562,416+10.8%
55Guatemala551,122+2.3%
56Armenia547,420-9.7%
57Israel522,424-12.6%
58Portugal515,030+14.2%
59Afghanistan513,194+19.9%
60Myanmar499,949-9.8%
61Greece499,506+1.5%
62Saudi Arabia476,418+2.1%
63Zimbabwe476,088+8.6%
64New Zealand Estimated472,183-0%
65South Korea466,755-16%
66Switzerland461,188+23.7%
67Angola461,186-31.2%
68North Korea425,047-27.7%
69Venezuela421,006-7%
70Tunisia420,000-4.5%
71Sudan418,622+0.8%
72Ireland412,425+17.2%
73Latvia408,300-16.9%
74Hungary402,853-6.2%
75Ecuador377,243-10.7%
76Cameroon369,493+2.7%
77Turkmenistan354,743+0.8%
78Bosnia and Herzegovina337,137-19.3%
79Libya Estimated319,112-5.4%
80Norway315,500-10.1%
81Vietnam303,675+0.5%
82Uganda299,338+74.8%
83Mozambique294,600+19.5%
84Iraq266,794+39.9%
85Mali251,558+19.7%
86Madagascar250,160+2.4%
87Albania249,804+4.8%
88Yemen240,446-0.7%
89Lithuania237,045-32.6%
90Bulgaria227,815+79.1%
91Burundi204,891+40.6%
92Moldova197,020-7.9%
93Georgia180,100-27.7%
94North Macedonia178,951-9.9%
95Niger165,743+2.8%
96Croatia156,089-19.5%
97Jordan155,639-43.2%
98Slovakia149,705-15.5%
99Cuba147,044+53.7%
100Guinea131,588+15%
101Lesotho Estimated128,703+1.7%
102Mongolia121,808-26.3%
103Philippines117,637+0.7%
104Cyprus109,923-10.5%
105Thailand107,103-10.6%
106Democratic Republic of the Congo100,468+0.3%
107Uruguay94,327+6%
108Estonia91,182+1.5%
109Costa Rica89,620-8.5%
110Dominican Republic84,1620%
111Slovenia77,076-9.2%
112Sri Lanka73,358-23.4%
113Senegal67,4850%
114Palestine Estimated63,333+50.8%
115Nicaragua59,699+49.5%
116Bhutan57,223-2.7%
117Taiwan54,929-5.3%
118Kuwait51,771+245.5%
119Chad Estimated37,081-0.2%
120Haiti Estimated34,131-7%
121Burkina Faso32,000+146.2%
122Zambia31,750+30%
123Montenegro27,500-8.1%
124Honduras Estimated26,053+2.2%
125Luxembourg21,284+13.7%
126Panama21,039-32.5%
127Jamaica17,148+0.8%
128Oman15,737+20%
129Namibia Estimated14,287+3.9%
130Mauritius14,124-13.5%
131El Salvador10,595-20.4%
132Iceland9,000-9.4%
133Botswana8,765n/a
134Malta8,740+28.1%
135Eswatini Estimated8,369+1.5%
136Republic of the Congo Estimated7,121+6.6%
137Cape Verde4,041+102%
138Paraguay3,760+3.7%
139Comoros2,878+4.5%
140Mauritania Estimated2,353+0.8%
141New Caledonia1,841+33.5%
142Laos1,585-95.4%
143Faroe Islands Estimated1,522-2.5%
144Central African Republic Estimated1,335+1%
145Belize1,308+32.7%
146Papua New Guinea Estimated1,267+2.5%
147Timor-Leste Estimated1,255-1.9%
148United Arab Emirates359-92.6%
149Fiji270+1.5%
150Dominica Estimated148+0.3%
151French Polynesia Estimated127-21.5%
152Benin Estimated108+4.9%
153Qatar104+49.9%
154Bahrain75+37.8%
155Eritrea Estimated70+89.9%
156Saint 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.

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