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Countries by potato production

China had the highest potato production of 156 countries in 2018, at 90,259,155 tonnes. Saint Kitts and Nevis had the lowest, at 0 tonnes. The median was 327,456 tonnes and the figure for the World was 366,358,079 tonnes. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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Map of countries, 2018

United Arab Emirates: 451 tonnesAfghanistan: 615,684 tonnesAlbania: 254,543 tonnesArmenia: 415,050 tonnesAngola: 458,217 tonnesArgentina: 2,483,769 tonnesAustria: 697,930 tonnesAustralia: 1,188,655 tonnesAzerbaijan: 898,914 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 394,274 tonnesBangladesh: 9,744,412 tonnesBelgium: 3,045,440 tonnesBurkina Faso: 29,000 tonnesBulgaria: 261,690 tonnesBurundi: 302,665 tonnesBenin: 60 tonnesBolivia: 1,160,940 tonnesBrazil: 3,728,953 tonnesBhutan: 44,278 tonnesBotswana: 12,335 tonnesBelarus: 4,347,600 tonnesBelize: 1,540 tonnesCanada: 5,204,548 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 101,694 tonnesCentral African Republic: 1,345 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 7,016 tonnesSwitzerland: 447,600 tonnesChile: 1,183,357 tonnesCameroon: 377,912 tonnesChina: 90,259,155 tonnesColombia: 3,018,999 tonnesCosta Rica: 48,748 tonnesCuba: 135,147 tonnesCape Verde: 2,200 tonnesCyprus: 105,330 tonnesCzechia: 583,560 tonnesGermany: 8,920,800 tonnesDenmark: 1,806,800 tonnesDominican Republic: 88,557 tonnesAlgeria: 4,653,322 tonnesEcuador: 269,201 tonnesEstonia: 58,030 tonnesEgypt: 4,960,062 tonnesEritrea: 59 tonnesSpain: 2,010,930 tonnesEthiopia: 4,343,636 tonnesFinland: 600,300 tonnesFiji: 24 tonnesFaroe Islands: 1,518 tonnesFrance: 7,860,380 tonnesUnited Kingdom: 5,060,000 tonnesGeorgia: 237,500 tonnesGuinea: 151,326 tonnesGreece: 465,770 tonnesGuatemala: 560,655 tonnesHonduras: 26,578 tonnesCroatia: 182,260 tonnesHaiti: 35,010 tonnesHungary: 327,580 tonnesIndonesia: 1,284,760 tonnesIreland: 273,010 tonnesIsrael: 511,163 tonnesIndia: 51,310,000 tonnesIraq: 165,589 tonnesIran: 3,574,934 tonnesIceland: 6,020 tonnesItaly: 1,307,600 tonnesJamaica: 16,184 tonnesJordan: 153,199 tonnesJapan: 2,260,000 tonnesKenya: 1,870,375 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 1,446,610 tonnesNorth Korea: 570,807 tonnesSouth Korea: 548,065 tonnesKuwait: 36,212 tonnesKazakhstan: 1,900,000 tonnesLaos: 2,160 tonnesLebanon: 757,739 tonnesSri Lanka: 88,897 tonnesLesotho: 131,364 tonnesLithuania: 289,800 tonnesLuxembourg: 16,210 tonnesLatvia: 196,200 tonnesLibya: 357,590 tonnesMorocco: 1,869,149 tonnesMoldova: 174,774 tonnesMontenegro: 26,098 tonnesMadagascar: 257,379 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 181,931 tonnesMali: 310,902 tonnesMyanmar: 488,535 tonnesMongolia: 168,883 tonnesMauritania: 2,374 tonnesMauritius: 17,033 tonnesMalawi: 1,125,874 tonnesMexico: 1,802,592 tonnesMozambique: 329,600 tonnesNamibia: 14,513 tonnesNew Caledonia: 2,510 tonnesNiger: 168,569 tonnesNigeria: 1,218,313 tonnesNicaragua: 66,169 tonnesNetherlands: 6,025,370 tonnesNorway: 326,400 tonnesNepal: 3,088,000 tonnesNew Zealand: 496,650 tonnesOman: 15,613 tonnesPanama: 24,424 tonnesPeru: 5,133,927 tonnesFrench Polynesia: 81 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 1,237 tonnesPhilippines: 117,423 tonnesPakistan: 4,591,776 tonnesPoland: 7,311,960 tonnesPalestine: 61,730 tonnesPortugal: 431,690 tonnesParaguay: 3,851 tonnesQatar: 17 tonnesRomania: 3,022,760 tonnesSerbia: 487,909 tonnesRussia: 22,394,960 tonnesRwanda: 916,062 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 482,350 tonnesSudan: 439,554 tonnesSweden: 723,000 tonnesSlovenia: 72,920 tonnesSlovakia: 169,950 tonnesSenegal: 118,783 tonnesEl Salvador: 10,597 tonnesSyria: 562,342 tonnesEswatini: 8,441 tonnesChad: 35,771 tonnesThailand: 108,291 tonnesTajikistan: 964,644 tonnesTimor-Leste: 1,236 tonnesTurkmenistan: 359,747 tonnesTunisia: 465,000 tonnesTürkiye: 4,550,000 tonnesTaiwan: 62,287 tonnesTanzania: 1,080,144 tonnesUkraine: 22,503,970 tonnesUganda: 327,332 tonnesUnited States: 20,421,560 tonnesUruguay: 87,000 tonnesUzbekistan: 2,911,933 tonnesVenezuela: 379,472 tonnesVietnam: 376,377 tonnesYemen: 229,777 tonnesSouth Africa: 2,467,724 tonnesZambia: 13,546 tonnesZimbabwe: 476,904 tonnes
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tonnes, 2018. 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, 2018

China: 90,259,155 tonnesChina90,259,155India: 51,310,000 tonnesIndia51,310,000Ukraine: 22,503,970 tonnesUkraine22,503,970Russia: 22,394,960 tonnesRussia22,394,960United States: 20,421,560 tonnesUnited States20,421,560Bangladesh: 9,744,412 tonnesBangladesh9,744,412Germany: 8,920,800 tonnesGermany8,920,800France: 7,860,380 tonnesFrance7,860,380Poland: 7,311,960 tonnesPoland7,311,960Netherlands: 6,025,370 tonnesNetherlands6,025,370Canada: 5,204,548 tonnesCanada5,204,548Peru: 5,133,927 tonnesPeru5,133,927United Kingdom: 5,060,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom5,060,000Egypt: 4,960,062 tonnesEgypt4,960,062Algeria: 4,653,322 tonnesAlgeria4,653,322Pakistan: 4,591,776 tonnesPakistan4,591,776Türkiye: 4,550,000 tonnesTürkiye4,550,000Belarus: 4,347,600 tonnesBelarus4,347,600Ethiopia: 4,343,636 tonnesEthiopia4,343,636Brazil: 3,728,953 tonnesBrazil3,728,953Iran: 3,574,934 tonnesIran3,574,934Nepal: 3,088,000 tonnesNepal3,088,000Belgium: 3,045,440 tonnesBelgium3,045,440Romania: 3,022,760 tonnesRomania3,022,760Colombia: 3,018,999 tonnesColombia3,018,999Uzbekistan: 2,911,933 tonnesUzbekistan2,911,933Argentina: 2,483,769 tonnesArgentina2,483,769South Africa: 2,467,724 tonnesSouth Africa2,467,724Japan: 2,260,000 tonnesJapan2,260,000Spain: 2,010,930 tonnesSpain2,010,930Kazakhstan: 1,900,000 tonnesKazakhstan1,900,000Kenya: 1,870,375 tonnesKenya1,870,375Morocco: 1,869,149 tonnesMorocco1,869,149Denmark: 1,806,800 tonnesDenmark1,806,800Mexico: 1,802,592 tonnesMexico1,802,592Kyrgyzstan: 1,446,610 tonnesKyrgyzstan1,446,610Italy: 1,307,600 tonnesItaly1,307,600Indonesia: 1,284,760 tonnesIndonesia1,284,760Nigeria: 1,218,313 tonnesNigeria1,218,313Australia: 1,188,655 tonnesAustralia1,188,655China: 90,259,155 tonnesChina90,259,155India: 51,310,000 tonnesIndia51,310,000Ukraine: 22,503,970 tonnesUkraine22,503,970Russia: 22,394,960 tonnesRussia22,394,960United States: 20,421,560 tonnesUnited States20,421,560Bangladesh: 9,744,412 tonnesBangladesh9,744,412Germany: 8,920,800 tonnesGermany8,920,800France: 7,860,380 tonnesFrance7,860,380Poland: 7,311,960 tonnesPoland7,311,960Netherlands: 6,025,370 tonnesNetherlands6,025,370Canada: 5,204,548 tonnesCanada5,204,548Peru: 5,133,927 tonnesPeru5,133,927United Kingdom: 5,060,000 tonnesUnited Kingdom5,060,000Egypt: 4,960,062 tonnesEgypt4,960,062Algeria: 4,653,322 tonnesAlgeria4,653,322Pakistan: 4,591,776 tonnesPakistan4,591,776Türkiye: 4,550,000 tonnesTürkiye4,550,000Belarus: 4,347,600 tonnesBelarus4,347,600Ethiopia: 4,343,636 tonnesEthiopia4,343,636Brazil: 3,728,953 tonnesBrazil3,728,953Iran: 3,574,934 tonnesIran3,574,934Nepal: 3,088,000 tonnesNepal3,088,000Belgium: 3,045,440 tonnesBelgium3,045,440Romania: 3,022,760 tonnesRomania3,022,760Colombia: 3,018,999 tonnesColombia3,018,999Uzbekistan: 2,911,933 tonnesUzbekistan2,911,933Argentina: 2,483,769 tonnesArgentina2,483,769South Africa: 2,467,724 tonnesSouth Africa2,467,724Japan: 2,260,000 tonnesJapan2,260,000Spain: 2,010,930 tonnesSpain2,010,930Kazakhstan: 1,900,000 tonnesKazakhstan1,900,000Kenya: 1,870,375 tonnesKenya1,870,375Morocco: 1,869,149 tonnesMorocco1,869,149Denmark: 1,806,800 tonnesDenmark1,806,800Mexico: 1,802,592 tonnesMexico1,802,592Kyrgyzstan: 1,446,610 tonnesKyrgyzstan1,446,610Italy: 1,307,600 tonnesItaly1,307,600Indonesia: 1,284,760 tonnesIndonesia1,284,760Nigeria: 1,218,313 tonnesNigeria1,218,313Australia: 1,188,655 tonnesAustralia1,188,655
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Potatoes, production, t (item 116, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018
tonnes		Change on 2017
1China Estimated90,259,155+2%
2India51,310,000+5.6%
3Ukraine22,503,970+1.3%
4Russia22,394,960+3.2%
5United States20,421,560-0.2%
6Bangladesh9,744,412-4.6%
7Germany8,920,800-23.9%
8France7,860,380-8%
9Poland7,311,960-20.3%
10Netherlands6,025,370-18.5%
11Canada5,204,548-4%
12Peru5,133,927+7.5%
13United Kingdom5,060,000-18.6%
14Egypt4,960,062+2.5%
15Algeria4,653,322+1%
16Pakistan4,591,776+19.2%
17Türkiye4,550,000-5.2%
18Belarus4,347,600-13.2%
19Ethiopia4,343,636+6.3%
20Brazil3,728,953+2%
21Iran3,574,934-13.2%
22Nepal3,088,000+14.8%
23Belgium3,045,440-31%
24Romania3,022,760-3%
25Colombia3,018,999-18.5%
26Uzbekistan2,911,933+4.2%
27Argentina Estimated2,483,769+1%
28South Africa2,467,724+0.4%
29Japan2,260,000-5.6%
30Spain2,010,930-10.2%
31Kazakhstan Estimated1,900,000+6.7%
32Kenya1,870,375+23.1%
33Morocco1,869,149-2.9%
34Denmark1,806,800-16.8%
35Mexico1,802,592+5.1%
36Kyrgyzstan1,446,610+2.2%
37Italy1,307,600-2.9%
38Indonesia1,284,760+10.3%
39Nigeria Estimated1,218,313-1.3%
40Australia1,188,655+7.6%
41Chile1,183,357-17%
42Bolivia1,160,940+11.1%
43Malawi1,125,874-8.2%
44Tanzania1,080,144+85.2%
45Tajikistan964,644+23.2%
46Rwanda916,062+8.3%
47Azerbaijan898,914-1.6%
48Lebanon757,739+16.2%
49Sweden723,000-15.2%
50Austria697,930+6.8%
51Afghanistan615,684+20%
52Finland600,300-1.9%
53Czechia583,560-15.3%
54North Korea570,807+34.3%
55Syria562,342-0%
56Guatemala560,655+1.7%
57South Korea548,065+17.4%
58Israel511,163-2.2%
59New Zealand Estimated496,650+5.2%
60Myanmar488,535-2.3%
61Serbia487,909-17.2%
62Saudi Arabia482,350+1.2%
63Zimbabwe476,904+0.2%
64Greece465,770-6.8%
65Tunisia465,000+10.7%
66Angola458,217-0.6%
67Switzerland447,600-2.9%
68Sudan439,554+5%
69Portugal431,690-16.2%
70Armenia415,050-24.2%
71Bosnia and Herzegovina394,274+16.9%
72Venezuela379,472-9.9%
73Cameroon377,912+2.3%
74Vietnam376,377+23.9%
75Turkmenistan359,747+1.4%
76Libya357,590+12.1%
77Mozambique329,600+11.9%
78Hungary327,580-18.7%
79Uganda327,332+9.4%
80Norway326,400+3.5%
81Mali310,902+23.6%
82Burundi302,665+47.7%
83Lithuania289,800+22.3%
84Ireland273,010-33.8%
85Ecuador269,201-28.6%
86Bulgaria261,690+14.9%
87Madagascar257,379+2.9%
88Albania254,543+1.9%
89Georgia237,500+31.9%
90Yemen229,777-4.4%
91Latvia196,200-51.9%
92Croatia182,260+16.8%
93North Macedonia181,931+1.7%
94Moldova174,774-11.3%
95Slovakia169,950+13.5%
96Mongolia168,883+38.6%
97Niger168,569+1.7%
98Iraq165,589-37.9%
99Jordan153,199-1.6%
100Guinea151,326+15%
101Cuba135,147-8.1%
102Lesotho Estimated131,364+2.1%
103Senegal118,783+76%
104Philippines117,423-0.2%
105Thailand108,291+1.1%
106Cyprus105,330-4.2%
107Democratic Republic of the Congo101,694+1.2%
108Sri Lanka88,897+21.2%
109Dominican Republic88,557+5.2%
110Uruguay87,000-7.8%
111Slovenia72,920-5.4%
112Nicaragua66,169+10.8%
113Taiwan62,287+13.4%
114Palestine61,730-2.5%
115Estonia58,030-36.4%
116Costa Rica48,748-45.6%
117Bhutan44,278-22.6%
118Kuwait36,212-30.1%
119Chad Estimated35,771-3.5%
120Haiti Estimated35,010+2.6%
121Burkina Faso29,000-9.4%
122Honduras Estimated26,578+2%
123Montenegro26,098-5.1%
124Panama24,424+16.1%
125Mauritius17,033+20.6%
126Luxembourg16,210-23.8%
127Jamaica16,184-5.6%
128Oman15,613-0.8%
129Namibia Estimated14,513+1.6%
130Zambia13,546-57.3%
131Botswana12,335+40.7%
132El Salvador10,5970%
133Malta9,360+7.1%
134Eswatini Estimated8,441+0.9%
135Republic of the Congo Estimated7,016-1.5%
136Iceland6,020-33.1%
137Paraguay3,851+2.4%
138Comoros3,003+4.3%
139New Caledonia2,510+36.3%
140Mauritania Estimated2,374+0.9%
141Cape Verde2,200-45.6%
142Laos2,160+36.3%
143Belize1,540+17.7%
144Faroe Islands Estimated1,518-0.3%
145Central African Republic Estimated1,345+0.7%
146Papua New Guinea Estimated1,237-2.4%
147Timor-Leste Estimated1,236-1.6%
148United Arab Emirates451+25.6%
149Dominica Estimated148-0.1%
150Bahrain85+13.3%
151French Polynesia81-36.3%
152Benin60-44.4%
153Eritrea Estimated59-16.2%
154Fiji24-91.1%
155Qatar17-83.7%
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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China, with 90,259,155 tonnes in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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