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Countries by potato production in 2020
This is a list of countries by potato production from 2016 to 2020, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database .[1] The estimated total world production for potatoes in 2020 was 359,071,403 metric tonnes , up 1.2% from 354,812,093 tonnes in 2019.[n 1] China was the largest producer, accounting for 21.8% of world production, followed by India at 14.3%. Dependent territories are shown in italics.
Production by country [ edit ]
>1,000,000 tonnes [ edit ]
Rank
Country
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
1
China
78,183,874
75,595,403
90,259,155
88,481,500
84,928,500
2
India
51,300,000
50,190,000
51,310,000
48,605,000
43,417,000
3
Ukraine
20,837,990
20,269,190
22,503,970
22,208,220
21,750,290
4
Russia
19,607,361
22,074,874
22,394,960
21,707,645
22,463,487
5
United States
18,789,970
19,251,320
20,421,560
20,453,430
20,426,359
6
Germany
11,715,100
10,602,200
8,920,800
11,720,000
10,772,100
7
Bangladesh
9,606,000
9,655,082
9,744,412
10,215,957
9,474,099
8
France
8,691,900
8,560,410
7,860,380
8,547,354
6,954,983
9
Poland
7,848,600
6,481,620
7,311,960
9,171,733
8,872,445
10
Netherlands
7,020,060
6,961,230
6,025,370
7,391,881
6,534,338
11
United Kingdom
5,520,000
5,307,000
5,060,000
6,218,000
5,395,000
12
Peru
5,467,041
5,389,231
5,133,927
4,776,294
4,514,239
13
Canada
5,295,484
5,364,169
5,204,548
5,419,238
5,345,626
14
Belarus
5,231,168
6,105,294
5,864,325
6,414,755
5,984,069
15
Egypt
5,215,910
5,200,563
4,960,062
4,841,040
4,113,441
16
Turkey
5,200,000
4,979,824
4,550,000
4,800,000
4,750,000
17
Algeria
4,659,482
5,020,249
4,653,322
4,606,402
4,759,677
18
Pakistan
4,552,656
4,869,312
4,591,776
3,852,897
3,977,595
19
Iran
4,474,886
3,673,984
3,574,934
4,117,462
4,995,327
20
Kazakhstan
4,006,780
3,912,103
3,806,992
3,551,114
3,545,695
21
Belgium
3,928,910
4,027,620
3,045,440
4,416,665
3,402,787
22
Brazil
3,767,769
3,711,744
3,728,953
3,655,069
3,851,396
23
Uzbekistan
3,143,818
3,089,658
2,911,933
2,793,689
2,789,476
24
Nepal
3,131,830
3,112,947
3,088,000
2,691,037
2,805,582
25
Denmark
2,762,900
2,408,700
1,806,800
2,171,000
1,954,016
26
Romania
2,698,500
2,626,790
3,022,760
3,116,912
2,689,733
27
Colombia
2,625,272
3,123,804
3,018,999
3,706,563
3,034,031
28
South Africa
2,546,996
2,505,775
2,467,724
2,456,990
2,150,811
29
Argentina
2,426,526
2,427,611
2,403,193
2,448,774
2,430,866
30
Japan
2,274,435
2,399,000
2,260,000
2,395,000
2,199,000
31
Spain
2,051,830
2,259,320
2,010,930
2,239,470
2,246,204
32
Mexico
1,943,910
1,783,896
1,802,592
1,715,499
1,796,814
33
Kenya
1,859,776
1,978,952
1,870,375
1,519,870
1,335,883
34
Morocco
1,707,068
1,956,711
1,869,149
1,924,871
1,743,617
35
Italy
1,434,650
1,338,430
1,307,600
1,346,936
1,368,920
36
Kyrgyzstan
1,327,163
1,373,800
1,446,610
1,416,011
1,388,369
37
Malawi
1,318,236
1,113,077
1,125,874
1,226,603
1,043,338
38
Bolivia
1,317,923
1,256,584
1,160,940
1,045,291
1,073,744
39
Chile
1,288,154
1,162,568
1,183,357
1,426,479
1,166,025
40
Indonesia
1,282,768
1,314,654
1,284,760
1,164,743
1,213,041
41
Nigeria
1,199,324
1,194,375
1,205,893
1,197,706
1,179,526
42
Ethiopia
1,141,872
924,528
933,109
968,970
921,403
43
Tanzania
1,078,270
1,013,408
1,080,144
583,082
1,081,454
44
Australia
1,076,780
1,225,274
1,188,655
1,105,194
1,130,175
45
Azerbaijan
1,037,637
1,004,172
898,914
913,899
902,396
100,000–1,000,000 tonnes [ edit ]
Rank
Country
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
46
Tajikistan
986,327
994,433
964,644
782,892
898,116
47
Austria
885,890
751,260
697,930
653,400
767,261
48
Sweden
877,200
846,900
723,000
852,500
862,500
49
Rwanda
858,521
973,408
916,062
846,184
751,284
50
Afghanistan
855,395
921,122
615,684
513,194
427,917
51
Czech Republic
696,220
622,600
583,560
688,970
699,605
52
Iraq
674,840
392,348
165,589
266,794
190,702
53
Serbia
664,891
702,086
487,909
589,241
714,350
54
North Korea
661,092
684,587
570,807
425,047
587,642
55
Syria
647,319
635,519
562,342
562,416
478,370
56
Lebanon
628,409
610,697
658,306
651,922
631,973
57
Finland
624,400
618,900
600,300
611,900
587,600
58
Guatemala
589,761
570,462
560,655
551,122
538,532
59
Saudi Arabia
561,301
472,127
425,250
476,418
466,402
60
South Korea
553,194
630,140
548,065
466,755
555,670
61
New Zealand
553,115
520,501
499,374
474,435
472,345
62
Israel
498,868
524,394
511,163
522,424
597,677
63
Sudan
493,882
465,927
439,554
418,622
415,300
64
Switzerland
490,000
413,984
447,600
461,188
372,900
65
Venezuela
488,155
465,709
445,679
421,006
452,673
66
Myanmar
483,967
485,823
488,535
499,949
554,309
67
Greece
450,640
470,210
465,770
499,506
491,973
68
Tunisia
450,000
435,000
465,000
420,000
440,000
69
Angola
446,111
455,249
458,217
461,186
670,456
70
Bosnia and Herzegovina
441,218
381,308
394,274
337,137
417,976
71
Armenia
437,226
404,057
415,050
547,420
606,314
72
Portugal
409,640
424,290
431,690
515,030
451,041
73
Ecuador
408,313
275,346
269,201
377,243
422,589
74
Libya
366,749
360,217
358,572
339,561
337,465
75
Norway
361,200
332,200
326,400
315,500
350,800
76
Cameroon
354,404
365,127
340,091
315,000
377,257
77
Mozambique
312,583
297,859
322,539
294,600
246,500
78
Uganda
309,286
326,000
327,332
299,338
171,271
79
Turkmenistan
303,982
299,074
307,934
304,937
284,349
80
Ireland
300,150
382,370
273,010
412,425
352,000
81
Lithuania
296,740
329,780
289,800
237,045
351,484
82
Burundi
294,666
376,441
302,665
204,891
145,687
83
Vietnam
294,090
333,729
376,377
303,675
302,229
84
Hungary
270,090
343,540
327,580
402,853
429,435
85
Guinea
266,866
162,213
151,326
131,588
114,424
86
Albania
254,886
260,661
254,543
249,804
238,345
87
Madagascar
247,446
250,000
257,379
250,160
244,412
88
Mongolia
244,262
192,240
168,883
121,808
165,329
89
Niger
235,635
198,392
168,569
165,743
161,181
90
Yemen
233,201
233,051
229,777
240,446
242,195
91
Mali
225,880
303,257
310,902
251,558
210,209
92
Georgia
208,600
194,700
237,500
180,100
249,000
93
North Macedonia
193,426
190,527
181,931
178,951
198,529
94
Jordan
192,746
173,653
153,199
155,639
273,906
95
Bulgaria
192,330
197,410
261,690
227,815
127,182
96
Latvia
181,100
223,700
196,200
408,300
491,600
97
Croatia
174,280
173,150
182,260
156,089
193,962
98
Moldova
171,899
176,850
174,774
197,020
213,975
99
Slovakia
166,200
182,420
169,950
149,705
177,145
100
Senegal
147,985
140,000
118,783
67,485
67,485
101
Lesotho
128,803
128,234
126,935
131,241
126,525
102
Thailand
126,864
127,935
108,291
107,103
119,778
103
Cuba
115,385
129,500
135,147
147,044
95,663
104
Philippines
113,562
116,061
117,423
117,637
116,783
105
Democratic Republic of the Congo
103,818
102,932
101,694
100,468
100,136
10,000–100,000 tonnes [ edit ]
Rank
Country
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
106
Dominican Republic
91,972
94,056
88,557
84,162
84,127
107
Slovenia
89,080
65,960
72,920
77,076
84,897
108
Estonia
88,390
80,130
58,030
91,182
89,842
109
Cyprus
80,300
82,100
105,330
109,923
122,803
110
Zambia
79,980
38,786
13,546
31,750
24,428
111
Uruguay
73,706
94,400
87,000
94,327
89,000
112
Nicaragua
68,817
66,858
66,169
59,699
39,919
113
Burkina Faso
66,786
70,540
63,635
58,751
70,501
114
Sri Lanka
65,085
101,642
88,897
73,358
80,458
115
Palestine
60,084
59,845
59,634
47,457
42,000
116
Taiwan
52,722
62,447
62,287
54,929
58,023
117
Costa Rica
47,619
52,824
48,748
89,620
97,979
118
Bhutan
45,500
43,560
44,278
57,223
58,820
119
Kuwait
43,619
34,807
36,212
51,771
14,986
120
Chad
39,932
40,072
41,868
41,298
37,152
121
Haiti
36,922
36,867
35,924
37,976
36,700
122
Honduras
26,781
26,565
26,643
26,237
25,500
123
Panama
26,104
25,852
24,424
21,039
31,180
124
Montenegro
23,526
26,560
26,098
27,500
29,917
125
Luxembourg
16,370
15,330
16,210
21,284
18,714
126
Oman
16,146
15,766
15,613
15,737
13,116
127
Mauritius
15,828
14,822
17,033
14,124
16,326
128
Zimbabwe
15,189
15,297
15,035
15,235
15,620
129
Jamaica
14,685
15,717
16,184
17,148
17,007
130
Namibia
14,328
14,183
14,513
14,287
13,748
<10,000 tonnes [ edit ]
Rank
Country
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
131
Swaziland
8,300
8,287
8,229
8,383
8,248
132
Malta
7,990
8,990
9,360
8,740
6,825
133
Iceland
7,379
8,200
6,020
9,000
9,930
134
Republic of the Congo
7,025
6,938
7,016
7,121
6,677
135
El Salvador
6,878
8,468
10,597
10,595
13,304
136
Botswana
5,260
1,800
12,335
8,765
N/A
137
United Arab Emirates
4,238
4,193
451
359
4,862
138
Paraguay
3,983
3,867
3,851
3,760
3,625
139
Laos
3,560
2,200
2,160
1,585
34,320
140
New Caledonia
2,616
2,485
2,510
1,841
1,379
141
Cape Verde
2,550
2,666
2,200
4,041
2,000
142
Mauritania
2,253
2,249
2,249
2,353
2,333
143
Faroe Islands
1,533
1,530
1,527
1,516
1,562
144
Central African Republic
1,331
1,329
1,335
1,329
1,322
145
East Timor
1,298
1,299
1,299
1,314
1,279
146
Papua New Guinea
1,219
1,223
1,220
1,214
1,236
147
Belize
1,184
1,582
1,540
1,308
986
148
Comoros
716
719
711
719
726
149
French Polynesia
557
563
568
572
563
150
Qatar
206
87
17
104
69
151
Dominica
142
142
143
142
140
152
Benin
63
96
60
98
103
153
Eritrea
54
54
54
8
37
154
Bahrain
14
30
85
75
54
–
Fiji
0
44
24
270
266
^ Sum of values for countries with available data, which may be official or FAO data based on imputation methodology
References [ edit ]
^ "Crops" . FAOSTAT . Retrieved 8 June 2022 . Countries – Select All; Regions – World + (Total); Elements – Production Quantity; Items – Potatoes; Years – 2020 + 2019 + 2018 + 2017 + 2016