Potato Consumption by Country

FAO Supply Utilization Accounts record potatoes available for human consumption, in tonnes and in grams per person per day, from 2019 through 2023. The file covers 176 reporters; 175 of them carry a 2023 value, adding to a listed total of 247,997,547 tonnes. China holds the largest 2023 supply, and together with India accounts for more than two-fifths of the table — while per person, the ranking belongs to Eastern Europe.

Potato Consumption

China reported the largest 2023 supply at 66,495,401 tonnes, while Belarus recorded the highest per-capita figure at 453.35 grams per person per day.

Potato Consumption

#
Country
2023 (tonnes)2023
2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1
China
China China CN
66.5M 128.06
2
India
India India IN
39.88M 75.98
3
United States
United States United States US
17.3M 138.01
4
Russia
Russia Russia RU
12.16M 229.1
5
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Bangladesh BD
8.61M 137.59
6
Pakistan
Pakistan Pakistan PK
6.53M 72.31
7
Ukraine
Ukraine Ukraine UA
5.5M 399.35
8
Germany
Germany Germany DE
5.3M 171.71
9
Türkiye
Türkiye Türkiye TR
4.43M 139.09
10
Egypt
Egypt Egypt EG
3.91M 93.48
11
Brazil
Brazil Brazil BR
3.48M 45.15
12
Poland
Poland Poland PL
3.35M 236.78
13
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan UZ
3.3M 253.3
14
United Kingdom
United Kingdom United Kingdom GB
3.15M 125.78
15
France
France France FR
3.14M 129.48
16
Peru
Peru Peru PE
3.01M 243.54
17
Canada
Canada Canada CA
2.95M 205.92
18
Nepal
Nepal Nepal NP
2.94M 270.82
19
Algeria
Algeria Algeria DZ
2.71M 161.01
20
Colombia
Colombia Colombia CO
2.64M 138.39
21
Spain
Spain Spain ES
2.26M 129.12
22
Iran
Iran Iran IR
2.05M 61.89
23
South Africa
South Africa South Africa ZA
1.98M 85.86
24
Italy
Italy Italy IT
1.82M 83.96
25
Mexico
Mexico Mexico MX
1.8M 38.08
26
Kenya
Kenya Kenya KE
1.64M 81.3
27
Argentina
Argentina Argentina AR
1.58M 95.29
28
Belarus
Belarus Belarus BY
1.51M 453.35
29
Morocco
Morocco Morocco MA
1.48M 107.38
30
Netherlands
Netherlands Netherlands NL
1.37M 207.33
31
Australia
Australia Australia AU
1.27M 131.15
32
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Afghanistan AF
1.1M 72.46
33
Indonesia
Indonesia Indonesia ID
1.09M 10.6
34
Belgium
Belgium Belgium BE
991.24K 231.86
35
Ethiopia
Ethiopia Ethiopia ET
972.54K 20.7
36
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan KZ
932.87K 125.72
37
Romania
Romania Romania RO
890.99K 127.68
38
Bolivia
Bolivia Bolivia BO
873.29K 195.4
39
Nigeria
Nigeria Nigeria NG
866.57K 10.42
40
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan AZ
852.1K 226.25
41
Rwanda
Rwanda Rwanda RW
712.6K 139.91
42
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan KG
685.7K 265.59
43
Malawi
Malawi Malawi MW
670.02K 86.98
44
Chile
Chile Chile CL
643.34K 89.66
45
Portugal
Portugal Portugal PT
537.21K 141.1
46
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ZW
518.92K 87
47
Mozambique
Mozambique Mozambique MZ
500.73K 40.79
48
South Korea
South Korea South Korea KR
498.63K 26.4
49
Czech Republic
Czech Republic Czech Republic CZ
486.51K 123.31
50
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan TM
472.5K 175.78
51
Sweden
Sweden Sweden SE
453.58K 117.77
52
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia SA
439.39K 36.19
53
Vietnam
Vietnam Vietnam VN
429.1K 11.71
54
Venezuela
Venezuela Venezuela VE
427.34K 41.37
55
Tajikistan
Tajikistan Tajikistan TJ
424.21K 111.86
56
Syria
Syria Syria SY
406.98K 47.26
57
Uganda
Uganda Uganda UG
398.41K 22.43
58
Tanzania
Tanzania Tanzania TZ
390.32K 16.05
59
Myanmar
Myanmar Myanmar MM
388.91K 19.68
60
Switzerland
Switzerland Switzerland CH
386.85K 119.48
61
Greece
Greece Greece GR
376.64K 100.74
62
Tunisia
Tunisia Tunisia TN
349.94K 78.58
63
Serbia
Serbia Serbia RS
327.42K 132.44
64
Angola
Angola Angola AO
316.49K 23.59
65
Guatemala
Guatemala Guatemala GT
310.67K 46.96
66
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina BA
305.01K 262.36
67
Austria
Austria Austria AT
300K 90.02
68
Iraq
Iraq Iraq IQ
279.09K 19.78
69
Ireland
Ireland Ireland IE
273.04K 143.95
70
Yemen
Yemen Yemen YE
270K 18.78
71
Israel
Israel Israel IL
263.01K 77.85
72
Ecuador
Ecuador Ecuador EC
253.26K 38.59
73
Finland
Finland Finland FI
247.41K 121.02
74
Lebanon
Lebanon Lebanon LB
244.07K 115.82
75
Denmark
Denmark Denmark DK
233.08K 107.36
76
Guinea
Guinea Guinea GN
230.81K 43.9
77
Hungary
Hungary Hungary HU
229.23K 64.84
78
Slovakia
Slovakia Slovakia SK
216.85K 107.66
79
Cameroon
Cameroon Cameroon CM
206.6K 19.95
80
Niger
Niger Niger NE
183.18K 19.18
81
Armenia
Armenia Armenia AM
182K 169.41
82
New Zealand
New Zealand New Zealand NZ
181.24K 95.99
83
Georgia
Georgia Georgia GE
178.91K 128.73
84
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka LK
177.7K 21.19
85
Libya
Libya Libya LY
174K 65.25
86
Jordan
Jordan Jordan JO
164.76K 39.46
87
Moldova
Moldova Moldova MD
163.43K 174.42
88
Malaysia
Malaysia Malaysia MY
154.38K 12.04
89
Mongolia
Mongolia Mongolia MN
152.65K 121.86
90
Thailand
Thailand Thailand TH
151.86K 5.8
91
Croatia
Croatia Croatia HR
144.41K 101.55
92
Madagascar
Madagascar Madagascar MG
142.51K 12.52
93
Lesotho
Lesotho Lesotho LS
134.36K 159.25
94
Albania
Albania Albania AL
133.57K 130.15
95
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Bulgaria BG
122.8K 49.51
96
North Macedonia
North Macedonia North Macedonia MK
118.75K 177.61
97
Senegal
Senegal Senegal SN
117.06K 17.74
98
Lithuania
Lithuania Lithuania LT
115.32K 110.7
99
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic DO
105.09K 25.41
100
Philippines
Philippines Philippines PH
102.46K 2.44
101
Oman
Oman Oman OM
98.57K 53.48
102
Latvia
Latvia Latvia LV
96.31K 140.18
103
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates AE
93.9K 24.17
104
Slovenia
Slovenia Slovenia SI
91.74K 118.64
105
Kuwait
Kuwait Kuwait KW
84.48K 47.83
106
DR Congo
DR Congo DR Congo CD
84.3K 2.18
107
Taiwan
Taiwan Taiwan TW
81.08K 9.53
108
El Salvador
El Salvador El Salvador SV
72.82K 31.62
109
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Costa Rica CR
68.61K 36.82
110
Estonia
Estonia Estonia EE
66.79K 133.85
111
Zambia
Zambia Zambia ZM
62.75K 8.3
112
Norway
Norway Norway NO
62K 30.78
113
Qatar
Qatar Qatar QA
56.89K 52.32
114
Uruguay
Uruguay Uruguay UY
54.88K 44.38
115
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Hong Kong HK
44.68K 16.45
116
Nicaragua
Nicaragua Nicaragua NI
40.63K 16.31
117
Mauritania
Mauritania Mauritania MR
39.14K 21.35
118
Paraguay
Paraguay Paraguay PY
38.39K 15.37
119
Honduras
Honduras Honduras HN
36.34K 9.35
120
Haiti
Haiti Haiti HT
30.86K 7.27
121
Namibia
Namibia Namibia NA
29.41K 27.19
122
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso BF
29.2K 3.47
123
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago TT
26.76K 48.79
124
Panama
Panama Panama PA
23.76K 14.6
125
Bahrain
Bahrain Bahrain BH
22.03K 38.44
126
Mauritius
Mauritius Mauritius MU
19.5K 41.95
127
Cyprus
Cyprus Cyprus CY
18.87K 38.43
128
Eswatini
Eswatini Eswatini SZ
16.33K 36.36
129
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Luxembourg LU
15.04K 61.96
130
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegro ME
14.21K 61.47
131
Fiji
Fiji Fiji FJ
13.22K 39.2
132
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast CI
12.97K 1.14
133
Jamaica
Jamaica Jamaica JM
10.98K 10.6
134
Bhutan
Bhutan Bhutan BT
10.61K 36.95
135
Guyana
Guyana Guyana GY
9.75K 32.33
136
Malta
Malta Malta MT
9.22K 47.37
137
Cape Verde
Cape Verde Cape Verde CV
8.73K 45.79
138
Maldives
Maldives Maldives MV
7.79K 40.59
139
Congo
Congo Congo CG
7.57K 3.35
140
Iceland
Iceland Iceland IS
7K 49.47
141
Barbados
Barbados Barbados BB
6.57K 63.77
142
Suriname
Suriname Suriname SR
4.83K 21.03
143
Gambia
Gambia Gambia GM
4.82K 4.89
144
Comoros
Comoros Comoros KM
3.77K 12.15
145
Bahamas
Bahamas Bahamas BS
3.39K 23.28
146
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste TL
3.22K 6.37
147
Laos
Laos Laos LA
3.07K 1.1
148
Macau
Macau Macau MO
2.85K 10.92
149
French Polynesia
French Polynesia French Polynesia PF
2.4K 23.41
150
New Caledonia
New Caledonia New Caledonia NC
2.29K 21.61
151
Seychelles
Seychelles Seychelles SC
2.17K 46.38
152
Belize
Belize Belize BZ
1.91K 12.76
153
Grenada
Grenada Grenada GD
1.5K 35.16
154
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia LC
1.37K 20.85
155
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau GW
1.27K 1.62
156
Ghana
Ghana Ghana GH
1.27K 0.1
157
Samoa
Samoa Samoa WS
1.13K 14.3
158
Djibouti
Djibouti Djibouti DJ
1.12K 2.65
159
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea PG
1.03K 0.27
160
Liberia
Liberia Liberia LR
867.83 0.43
161
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda AG
688.1 20.2
162
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC
679.88 18.38
163
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone SL
633.57 0.21
164
Botswana
Botswana Botswana BW
579.43 0.64
165
Gabon
Gabon Gabon GA
520.12 0.57
166
Tonga
Tonga Tonga TO
379.46 9.94
167
Vanuatu
Vanuatu Vanuatu VU
305.6 2.61
168
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis KN
298.34 17.48
169
Kiribati
Kiribati Kiribati KI
169.52 3.5
170
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe Sao Tome and Principe ST
168.22 2
171
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands MH
94.26 6.65
172
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands SB
84.95 0.29
173
Tuvalu
Tuvalu Tuvalu TV
27.59 7.7
174
Nauru
Nauru Nauru NR
27.57 6.36
175
Micronesia
Micronesia Micronesia FM
0.07 0

Six Lines on a 248-Million-Tonne Table

  • Two countries hold more than two-fifths: China at 66.5 million tonnes and India at 39.9 million.
  • Three countries accounted for 93.6 percent of the five-year net increase: India, China and Pakistan.
  • Pakistan nearly doubled while Romania halved: up 79.7 percent against down 51.9 percent.
  • Per person, Belarus and Ukraine dwarf the giants: 453 and 399 grams a day versus 128 for China and 76 for India.
  • The single-year gain came mostly from two reporters: India and the United States added 4.8 million of the 6.9 million tonnes.
  • Nobody joined: no new reporter in five years, while Cuba's 115,410 tonnes left.

India, China and Pakistan Drove the Five-Year Gain

The common total moved from 235,873,307 tonnes to 247,997,547, up 12,124,240 tonnes or 5.1 percent across 175 reporters. India added 4,954,326 tonnes (up 14.2 percent), China 3,495,401 (up 5.5 percent) and Pakistan 2,896,565 (up 79.7 percent) — together 93.6 percent of the net increase. Romania moved the other way, falling 960,279 tonnes (down 51.9 percent), with Russia down 877,297 (down 6.7 percent) and Iran down 711,159 (down 25.8 percent); Egypt added 919,300 (up 30.8 percent) and the United States 884,620 (up 5.4 percent). Cuba's 115,410 tonnes left the comparison, and no reporter entered.

Two Countries Hold More Than Two-Fifths

China's 66,495,401 tonnes lead the 2023 table at 26.8 percent of the listed total, 1.67 times India's 39,883,421. The top three hold 49.9 percent with the United States at 17,301,615, the top five 58.2 percent and the top ten 68.6 percent. Russia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ukraine, Germany, Türkiye and Egypt complete the ten, every one of them above 3.9 million tonnes.

2022 to 2023: India and the United States Added 4.8 Million Tonnes

The common total rose from 241,059,812 tonnes to 247,997,547, up 6,937,735 tonnes or 2.9 percent across 175 reporters, with none entering or leaving. India added 2,586,830 tonnes (up 6.9 percent) and the United States 2,220,764 (up 14.7 percent), followed by China at plus 911,960 (up 1.4 percent), Germany at plus 674,000 (up 14.6 percent) and Pakistan at plus 446,021 (up 7.3 percent). Egypt fell 425,342 tonnes (down 9.8 percent) while Canada added 385,696 (up 15.0 percent) and Australia 316,924 (up 33.4 percent).

Belarus Records 453 Grams a Day

Belarus records 453.35 grams per person per day from 1,508,382 tonnes: the per-capita value divides the reported total by population, so the top of this list looks nothing like the top of the volume table. Ukraine follows at 399.35 grams from 5,500,000 tonnes, then Nepal at 270.82, Kyrgyzstan at 265.59 and Bosnia and Herzegovina at 262.36. China manages 128.06 grams and India 75.98 — the two volume giants sit far below the Eastern European levels. Russia bridges both lists, fourth by volume and tenth per person at 229.10 grams.

What Does Potato Supply Measure?

The FAO item covers potatoes in their raw state; a separate article follows potatoes and products, which folds processed items into the same staple, and the two are not added together here. Food supply quantity captures what was available for human consumption during the reference year. The gram-per-day figure spreads that availability across the population, which is why Belarus tops the per-person ranking from a mid-table total.

Potato Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

China had the largest 2023 listed potato supply at 66,495,401 tonnes, while Belarus had the highest per-capita figure at 453.35 grams per person per day. The 2023 listed total was 247,997,547 tonnes across 175 reporters, up 5.1 percent on a common-reporter basis since 2019. These figures record food available for human consumption, not amounts actually eaten.

Potato Consumption by Country

#
Country
2019 (t)
2019 (g/cap/d)
2020 (t)
2020 (g/cap/d)
2021 (t)
2021 (g/cap/d)
2022 (t)
2022 (g/cap/d)
2023 (t)
2023 (g/cap/d)
1
China
China
63M 121.25 62.39M 119.86 65.09M 125.02 65.58M 126.08 66.5M 128.06
2
India
India
34.93M 68.89 34.65M 67.67 35.61M 68.99 37.3M 71.69 39.88M 75.98
3
United States
United States
16.42M 133.15 15.7M 126.74 15.76M 126.94 15.08M 120.98 17.3M 138.01
4
Russia
Russia
13.04M 243.8 12.65M 236.81 12.28M 230.71 12.35M 232.48 12.16M 229.1
5
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
8.16M 135.53 7.9M 130.16 8.48M 138.6 8.63M 139.56 8.61M 137.59
6
Pakistan
Pakistan
3.64M 43.16 3.71M 43.21 4.78M 54.63 6.09M 68.43 6.53M 72.31
7
Ukraine
Ukraine
5.71M 347.67 5.59M 342.96 5.48M 338.92 5.5M 367.09 5.5M 399.35
8
Germany
Germany
4.76M 155.97 4.96M 162.39 4.67M 152.74 4.63M 150.69 5.3M 171.71
9
Türkiye
Türkiye
3.98M 127.68 3.93M 125.13 3.93M 124.23 4.44M 139.68 4.43M 139.09
10
Egypt
Egypt
2.99M 76.13 4.33M 108.42 3.97M 97.98 4.33M 105.42 3.91M 93.48
11
Brazil
Brazil
3.22M 42.48 3.3M 43.32 3.3M 43.2 3.42M 44.53 3.48M 45.15
12
Poland
Poland
3.64M 260.67 3.65M 262.07 3.56M 256.69 3.45M 246.24 3.35M 236.78
13
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
2.84M 236.01 2.94M 240.02 3.16M 252.48 3.19M 250.33 3.3M 253.3
14
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
3.41M 139.27 3.88M 157.73 3.7M 149.66 3.2M 128.61 3.15M 125.78
15
France
France
3.55M 147.93 3.55M 147.74 3.42M 141.81 2.92M 120.51 3.14M 129.48
16
Peru
Peru
2.96M 250.23 2.9M 242.18 2.99M 247.41 2.97M 243.14 3.01M 243.54
17
Canada
Canada
2.43M 176.26 2.35M 168.46 2.91M 207.25 2.57M 181.23 2.95M 205.92
18
Nepal
Nepal
2.49M 239.85 2.58M 244.25 2.6M 241.67 2.8M 258.16 2.94M 270.82
19
Algeria
Algeria
2.8M 177.08 2.8M 174.18 2.82M 172.87 2.73M 164.21 2.71M 161.01
20
Colombia
Colombia
2.75M 150.94 2.6M 140.87 2.61M 139.75 2.61M 138.29 2.64M 138.39
21
Spain
Spain
2.34M 135.14 2.34M 134.46 2.32M 133.27 2.29M 131.34 2.26M 129.12
22
Iran
Iran
2.76M 86.81 2.63M 82.09 1.93M 59.67 2.02M 61.94 2.05M 61.89
23
South Africa
South Africa
1.87M 85.98 2.21M 99.75 2.13M 94.79 2.07M 90.7 1.98M 85.86
24
Italy
Italy
1.7M 77.57 1.72M 78.63 1.75M 80.27 1.78M 81.8 1.82M 83.96
25
Mexico
Mexico
1.62M 35.38 1.77M 38.35 1.72M 36.92 1.7M 36.18 1.8M 38.08
26
Kenya
Kenya
1.67M 89.14 1.57M 82.11 1.66M 85.25 1.61M 81.48 1.64M 81.3
27
Argentina
Argentina
1.77M 107.72 1.91M 115.73 1.94M 117.08 1.8M 108.33 1.58M 95.29
28
Belarus
Belarus
1.65M 479.77 1.51M 442.53 1.48M 437.58 1.5M 448 1.51M 453.35
29
Morocco
Morocco
1.49M 112.4 1.35M 101.16 1.28M 94.66 1.39M 102.25 1.48M 107.38
30
Netherlands
Netherlands
1.2M 187.82 1.57M 243.61 1.33M 204.92 1.33M 204.04 1.37M 207.33
31
Australia
Australia
1.01M 108.74 994.69K 105.86 1.08M 114.01 949.26K 99.26 1.27M 131.15
32
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
933.2K 67.54 790.98K 55.47 896.95K 61.43 1.03M 69.61 1.1M 72.46
33
Indonesia
Indonesia
1.09M 10.95 1.1M 10.94 1.15M 11.33 1.29M 12.66 1.09M 10.6
34
Belgium
Belgium
993.86K 236.97 1.02M 241.65 1M 237.2 987.43K 232.38 991.24K 231.86
35
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
794K 18.8 938.35K 21.62 1.09M 24.44 1.06M 23.26 972.54K 20.7
36
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
1.05M 149.75 1.08M 151.88 1.09M 150.56 900K 123.07 932.87K 125.72
37
Romania
Romania
1.85M 260.08 1.29M 182.39 998.91K 142.18 1.03M 146.81 890.99K 127.68
38
Bolivia
Bolivia
1.1M 258.83 1.16M 268.16 875.36K 200.9 783.85K 177.82 873.29K 195.4
39
Nigeria
Nigeria
908.01K 11.88 880K 11.27 883.79K 11.08 865.72K 10.63 866.57K 10.42
40
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
814.55K 220.73 830.69K 223.52 843.68K 225.85 922.13K 245.39 852.1K 226.25
41
Rwanda
Rwanda
831.7K 178.35 748K 156.85 772.5K 158.47 753.4K 151.21 712.6K 139.91
42
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
759.4K 320.38 672.2K 276.35 689.2K 276.85 666.2K 262.4 685.7K 265.59
43
Malawi
Malawi
565.12K 81.38 582.49K 81.7 631.93K 86.36 638.54K 85.05 670.02K 86.98
44
Chile
Chile
920.66K 131.39 934.23K 132.13 766.89K 107.99 780.56K 109.37 643.34K 89.66
45
Portugal
Portugal
555.42K 147.12 547.73K 144.7 567.68K 149.68 539.92K 142 537.21K 141.1
46
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
371.73K 66.69 521.39K 92 415.5K 72.06 541.3K 92.29 518.92K 87
47
Mozambique
Mozambique
308.41K 28.27 322.7K 28.72 126.22K 10.91 499.17K 41.88 500.73K 40.79
48
South Korea
South Korea
494.25K 26.16 485.64K 25.66 494.35K 26.12 420.84K 22.27 498.63K 26.4
49
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
634.42K 164.68 597.76K 155.23 551.48K 143.48 520.47K 133.6 486.51K 123.31
50
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
259.33K 104.42 310.2K 122.28 342.63K 132.36 424.15K 160.72 472.5K 175.78
51
Sweden
Sweden
445.24K 118.67 479K 126.75 460.11K 121.02 457.2K 119.44 453.58K 117.77
52
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
340.78K 30.64 401.61K 35.5 436.34K 38.16 432.06K 36.79 439.39K 36.19
53
Vietnam
Vietnam
308.56K 8.7 285.98K 7.99 333.39K 9.23 404.76K 11.12 429.1K 11.71
54
Venezuela
Venezuela
357.46K 33.84 365.31K 35.19 388.7K 37.71 429.12K 41.67 427.34K 41.37
55
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
395.21K 113.62 391.06K 109.89 402.19K 110.55 413.34K 111.22 424.21K 111.86
56
Syria
Syria
519.61K 69.94 545.15K 70.95 499.1K 63.22 470.79K 57.42 406.98K 47.26
57
Uganda
Uganda
213.23K 13.59 232.52K 14.33 427.9K 25.53 378.37K 21.91 398.41K 22.43
58
Tanzania
Tanzania
757.06K 35.05 765.2K 34.38 766.98K 33.44 307.8K 13.03 390.32K 16.05
59
Myanmar
Myanmar
512.53K 26.67 420.91K 21.75 397.22K 20.38 394.87K 20.12 388.91K 19.68
60
Switzerland
Switzerland
405K 129.36 411.82K 130.58 334.66K 105.3 384.3K 119.75 386.85K 119.48
61
Greece
Greece
471.1K 120.41 426.85K 109.3 386.49K 100.09 430.72K 113.33 376.64K 100.74
62
Tunisia
Tunisia
343.47K 79.24 328.76K 75.22 329.29K 74.88 301.87K 68.24 349.94K 78.58
63
Serbia
Serbia
327.08K 128.64 298.62K 118.44 302.08K 121.08 277.81K 112.07 327.42K 132.44
64
Angola
Angola
335.91K 28.43 361.61K 29.62 300K 23.8 270K 20.76 316.49K 23.59
65
Guatemala
Guatemala
359.87K 57.65 403.32K 63.66 392.39K 61.09 408.46K 62.7 310.67K 46.96
66
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
275.4K 225.53 322.58K 267.86 301.78K 254.8 254.64K 217.68 305.01K 262.36
67
Austria
Austria
400K 123.4 400K 122.84 366.62K 112.01 321.67K 97.22 300K 90.02
68
Iraq
Iraq
508.75K 39.45 789K 59.84 600K 44.5 500K 36.24 279.09K 19.78
69
Ireland
Ireland
277.15K 153.91 233.94K 128.63 318.09K 173.31 282.46K 151.44 273.04K 143.95
70
Yemen
Yemen
176.4K 13.76 197.11K 14.94 304.43K 22.46 310K 22.22 270K 18.78
71
Israel
Israel
288.65K 91.35 275K 85.61 232K 71.07 272.16K 81.91 263.01K 77.85
72
Ecuador
Ecuador
264K 41.71 387.83K 60.56 233.08K 36.11 242.72K 37.31 253.26K 38.59
73
Finland
Finland
290.95K 144.36 282.67K 140.05 284K 140.42 254.11K 125 247.41K 121.02
74
Lebanon
Lebanon
233K 110.16 250K 120.11 247.35K 118.51 247.5K 118.04 244.07K 115.82
75
Denmark
Denmark
230.67K 108.68 235.01K 110.41 232.01K 108.53 231.82K 107.59 233.08K 107.36
76
Guinea
Guinea
65.86K 13.84 112.55K 23.06 144.31K 28.84 188.6K 36.76 230.81K 43.9
77
Hungary
Hungary
331.87K 93.06 284.39K 79.92 247.21K 69.77 222.14K 62.85 229.23K 64.84
78
Slovakia
Slovakia
237.32K 119.29 255.29K 128.21 223.67K 112.59 203.86K 102.05 216.85K 107.66
79
Cameroon
Cameroon
212.82K 22.86 165.36K 17.28 188.05K 19.14 200.2K 19.85 206.6K 19.95
80
Niger
Niger
79.85K 9.53 95.31K 11.01 135.95K 15.2 158.34K 17.14 183.18K 19.18
81
Armenia
Armenia
190K 179.25 179.6K 170.21 184.2K 175.82 186K 176.89 182K 169.41
82
New Zealand
New Zealand
205.4K 112.79 221.44K 119.67 216.02K 115.87 181.03K 96.65 181.24K 95.99
83
Georgia
Georgia
173K 124.84 182K 131.37 195K 141.02 149.16K 107.69 178.91K 128.73
84
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
210.27K 25.71 164.83K 20.02 162.44K 19.61 173.11K 20.77 177.7K 21.19
85
Libya
Libya
161.52K 63.66 144.82K 56.32 148.25K 56.92 145.21K 55.07 174K 65.25
86
Jordan
Jordan
146.24K 37.54 126.1K 31.8 156.74K 38.8 107.16K 26.08 164.76K 39.46
87
Moldova
Moldova
200.7K 210.47 180K 191.95 170K 184.55 157.18K 169.54 163.43K 174.42
88
Malaysia
Malaysia
156.34K 12.81 148.58K 12.01 136.77K 10.93 152.13K 12.01 154.38K 12.04
89
Mongolia
Mongolia
152.92K 129.62 217.56K 181.13 164.12K 134.64 196.5K 158.99 152.65K 121.86
90
Thailand
Thailand
160.45K 6.15 158.82K 6.07 158.38K 6.05 160.7K 6.14 151.86K 5.8
91
Croatia
Croatia
144.79K 99.51 142.88K 99 114.21K 79.73 122.34K 85.79 144.41K 101.55
92
Madagascar
Madagascar
140.1K 13.6 138.96K 13.15 145.88K 13.46 152.13K 13.69 142.51K 12.52
93
Lesotho
Lesotho
134.01K 166.17 119.35K 146.25 137.41K 166.46 132.92K 159.29 134.36K 159.25
94
Albania
Albania
131.37K 124.75 130.21K 124.21 132.6K 127.48 133.28K 129.13 133.57K 130.15
95
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
147.44K 57.91 135.91K 53.7 149.48K 59.55 138.87K 55.74 122.8K 49.51
96
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
111.6K 161.12 119.15K 174.37 120K 177.61 119.3K 177.61 118.75K 177.61
97
Senegal
Senegal
100.99K 16.92 121.47K 19.82 99.58K 15.84 114.01K 17.7 117.06K 17.74
98
Lithuania
Lithuania
147.7K 144.78 152.17K 149.12 122.83K 120.42 113.95K 110.83 115.32K 110.7
99
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
85.23K 21.43 85.58K 21.3 93.66K 23.07 101.69K 24.81 105.09K 25.41
100
Philippines
Philippines
106.74K 2.64 105.95K 2.59 97.77K 2.37 103.75K 2.49 102.46K 2.44
101
Oman
Oman
87.84K 52.41 90.31K 54.71 86.63K 52.74 92.28K 53.45 98.57K 53.48
102
Latvia
Latvia
185.99K 266.19 120K 172.93 103.76K 150.75 87.15K 126.93 96.31K 140.18
103
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
106.2K 31.02 70.02K 20.3 76.78K 21.49 108.8K 29.1 93.9K 24.17
104
Slovenia
Slovenia
69.08K 90.84 87.84K 114.46 81.11K 105.14 69.12K 89.53 91.74K 118.64
105
Kuwait
Kuwait
110.75K 68.3 120.6K 75.09 108.07K 67.9 95.45K 56.98 84.48K 47.83
106
DR Congo
DR Congo
82.04K 2.42 83.35K 2.38 84.37K 2.33 83.29K 2.23 84.3K 2.18
107
Taiwan
Taiwan
63.92K 7.4 91.6K 10.61 91.65K 10.66 81.45K 9.53 81.08K 9.53
108
El Salvador
El Salvador
75.39K 33.19 71.67K 31.5 86.26K 37.78 70.42K 30.72 72.82K 31.62
109
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
43.99K 24.11 41.22K 22.43 37.07K 20.07 65.21K 35.16 68.61K 36.82
110
Estonia
Estonia
70.43K 145.43 71.12K 146.53 55.25K 113.66 60.7K 123.18 66.79K 133.85
111
Zambia
Zambia
38.38K 5.68 71.25K 10.24 57.82K 8.08 48.47K 6.59 62.75K 8.3
112
Norway
Norway
237.2K 121.52 256.1K 130.43 75.6K 38.3 66.6K 33.44 62K 30.78
113
Qatar
Qatar
65.62K 64.26 67.13K 65.61 56.64K 55.12 57.01K 54 56.89K 52.32
114
Uruguay
Uruguay
71.3K 57.5 62.23K 50.16 75.06K 60.54 69.23K 55.94 54.88K 44.38
115
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
23.97K 8.77 15.38K 5.63 16.44K 6.02 47.73K 17.51 44.68K 16.45
116
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
46.85K 19.79 46.89K 19.57 47.07K 19.41 37.69K 15.34 40.63K 16.31
117
Mauritania
Mauritania
18.37K 11.26 35.95K 21.41 39.65K 22.94 44.05K 24.75 39.14K 21.35
118
Paraguay
Paraguay
34.79K 14.63 46.58K 19.32 43.35K 17.77 45.77K 18.55 38.39K 15.37
119
Honduras
Honduras
28.19K 7.77 28K 7.58 30K 7.99 30.77K 8.06 36.34K 9.35
120
Haiti
Haiti
42.62K 10.52 28.74K 7 31.32K 7.54 30.93K 7.37 30.86K 7.27
121
Namibia
Namibia
27.11K 28.02 27.6K 27.71 30.71K 29.93 30.59K 29.01 29.41K 27.19
122
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
45K 5.88 40.1K 5.11 28.06K 3.5 31.36K 3.82 29.2K 3.47
123
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
23.6K 43.54 22.77K 42.12 23.41K 43.11 25.67K 47.01 26.76K 48.79
124
Panama
Panama
21.65K 14.01 30.04K 19.17 25.43K 16.04 23.37K 14.55 23.76K 14.6
125
Bahrain
Bahrain
25.51K 47.04 22.07K 40.77 27.98K 51.05 29.24K 52.24 22.03K 38.44
126
Mauritius
Mauritius
21.29K 45.35 22.07K 47.11 23.48K 50.28 24.86K 53.37 19.5K 41.95
127
Cyprus
Cyprus
9.39K 19.99 10.76K 22.64 17.09K 35.54 17.88K 36.79 18.87K 38.43
128
Eswatini
Eswatini
15.67K 36.38 15.01K 34.47 15.47K 35.12 17.73K 39.84 16.33K 36.36
129
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
14.85K 65.59 15.21K 66.07 17.87K 76.45 16.3K 68.34 15.04K 61.96
130
Montenegro
Montenegro
15.4K 68.97 15.58K 70.2 14.94K 67.78 13.82K 61.61 14.21K 61.47
131
Fiji
Fiji
18.34K 54.93 17.34K 51.91 15.27K 45.65 15.97K 47.59 13.22K 39.2
132
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
10K 0.97 10K 0.95 16.61K 1.54 15.1K 1.36 12.97K 1.14
133
Jamaica
Jamaica
11K 10.68 10.28K 9.95 12.56K 12.13 14.94K 14.41 10.98K 10.6
134
Bhutan
Bhutan
11.22K 40.2 14.09K 50.13 8.89K 31.41 8.52K 29.88 10.61K 36.95
135
Guyana
Guyana
9.24K 31.35 10.06K 34.12 9.29K 31.2 9.52K 31.74 9.75K 32.33
136
Malta
Malta
8.4K 45.64 9.18K 48.52 7.53K 39.35 8.64K 44.82 9.22K 47.37
137
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
9.86K 52.55 10.26K 54.63 8.31K 44.04 10.02K 52.8 8.73K 45.79
138
Maldives
Maldives
5.9K 33.14 5.26K 28.72 6.4K 33.99 5.91K 30.9 7.79K 40.59
139
Congo
Congo
6.51K 3.17 6.92K 3.29 7.07K 3.29 7.41K 3.36 7.57K 3.35
140
Iceland
Iceland
7.9K 60.01 7.38K 55.14 6.06K 44.52 6.9K 49.7 7K 49.47
141
Barbados
Barbados
6.21K 60.46 7.89K 76.68 7.59K 73.71 6.59K 63.92 6.57K 63.77
142
Suriname
Suriname
5.98K 27.06 5.9K 26.4 5.94K 26.32 5.11K 22.45 4.83K 21.03
143
Gambia
Gambia
2.39K 2.66 2.57K 2.8 3.12K 3.32 2.24K 2.33 4.82K 4.89
144
Comoros
Comoros
1.05K 3.65 3.8K 12.98 4K 13.39 3.63K 11.92 3.77K 12.15
145
Bahamas
Bahamas
1.99K 13.8 2.3K 15.89 3.06K 21.17 4K 27.54 3.39K 23.28
146
Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste
3.09K 6.51 2.79K 5.77 2.89K 5.86 2.86K 5.73 3.22K 6.37
147
Laos
Laos
6.44K 2.44 7.9K 2.95 6.3K 2.32 7.15K 2.59 3.07K 1.1
148
Macau
Macau
5.33K 21.77 3.13K 12.54 2.95K 11.64 2.82K 10.98 2.85K 10.92
149
French Polynesia
French Polynesia
2.36K 23.19 2.85K 27.92 3.05K 29.82 2.09K 20.41 2.4K 23.41
150
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
2.44K 23.57 2.56K 24.72 2.04K 19.58 1.19K 11.3 2.29K 21.61
151
Seychelles
Seychelles
2.1K 48.9 2.16K 49.29 1.96K 43.64 1.52K 33.26 2.17K 46.38
152
Belize
Belize
2.75K 19.56 2.81K 19.67 2.52K 17.44 1.59K 10.79 1.91K 12.76
153
Grenada
Grenada
1.31K 31.04 1.46K 34.44 1.16K 27.31 1.31K 30.73 1.5K 35.16
154
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
1.58K 24.42 1.22K 18.75 1.31K 20.11 1.34K 20.49 1.37K 20.85
155
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
802.61 1.12 1.73K 2.36 2.13K 2.84 2.24K 2.91 1.27K 1.62
156
Ghana
Ghana
1.25K 0.11 2.42K 0.21 3.13K 0.26 2.31K 0.19 1.27K 0.1
157
Samoa
Samoa
968.56 12.65 1.13K 14.66 1K 12.87 977.35 12.44 1.13K 14.3
158
Djibouti
Djibouti
15.87K 39.92 15.01K 37.22 13.99K 34.17 5.79K 13.94 1.12K 2.65
159
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
1.01K 0.29 1.01K 0.28 1.04K 0.28 1.08K 0.29 1.03K 0.27
160
Liberia
Liberia
1.72K 0.94 1.59K 0.85 1.35K 0.7 1.46K 0.74 867.83 0.43
161
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
532.25 15.96 637.21 19.01 633.06 18.78 806.39 23.8 688.1 20.2
162
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
691.5 18.19 508.9 13.47 1.13K 30.19 697.88 18.74 679.88 18.38
163
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
880.16 0.31 1.73K 0.6 1.36K 0.46 1.36K 0.45 633.57 0.21
164
Botswana
Botswana
1.53K 1.8 1.5K 1.74 1.58K 1.81 620.21 0.7 579.43 0.64
165
Gabon
Gabon
403.58 0.49 416.88 0.49 493.42 0.57 609.85 0.69 520.12 0.57
166
Tonga
Tonga
308.15 7.99 437.52 11.34 427.59 11.11 356.04 9.29 379.46 9.94
167
Vanuatu
Vanuatu
396.45 3.72 358.39 3.29 250.4 2.24 342.86 3 305.6 2.61
168
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis
312.49 18.23 279.36 16.33 264.61 15.5 312.68 18.34 298.34 17.48
169
Kiribati
Kiribati
71.37 1.58 52.95 1.15 117.01 2.5 119.29 2.51 169.52 3.5
170
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
282.3 3.62 345.92 4.36 304.44 3.76 160.89 1.95 168.22 2
171
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
39.94 2.49 78.49 5.04 74.39 4.93 121.7 8.32 94.26 6.65
172
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
56.7 0.21 42.16 0.16 47.93 0.17 68.11 0.24 84.95 0.29
173
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
21.7 5.62 35.8 9.43 41.67 11.2 30.57 8.38 27.59 7.7
174
Nauru
Nauru
61 14.42 60.98 14.35 58.06 13.59 36.78 8.54 27.57 6.36
175
Micronesia
Micronesia
0.09 0 0.4 0.01 - - 0 0 0.07 0
176
Cuba
Cuba
115.41K 28.22 - - - - - - - -

Methodology

Country totals come from FAO Supply Utilization Accounts element 5141, food supply quantity in tonnes, and per-person figures from element 665 in grams per capita per day, for potatoes from 2019 through 2023. The measure describes supply available for human consumption in the reference year, not food actually eaten.

Coverage runs to 176 reporters, and only reporters appear in the tables: aggregate and regional rows are excluded; the China country reporter remains included. Year-to-year arithmetic admits reporters with values in both endpoint years, percentages take the earlier year as their base, and a zero base produces no percentage; zero reads as a reported zero, blank as no report. The 2023 listed total of 247,997,547 tonnes is the sum of the 175 reporters with a 2023 value, in tonnes as FAO published them. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, Potatoes, food supply quantity (tonnes; g/capita/day), 2019-2023. Compiled by StatsGeo.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do Belarus and Ukraine top the per-capita list while China and India top the volume list?

Belarus reported 1,508,382 tonnes against 453.35 grams per day and Ukraine 5,500,000 tonnes against 399.35, while China reported 66,495,401 tonnes against 128.06 grams and India 39,883,421 against 75.98. The per-capita figure divides each total by population, so populous reporters rank lower per person. The figures describe the split, not its causes.

Did any new reporter join the potato table in five years?

No. Every reporter with a 2023 value also held a 2019 value; Cuba's 115,410 tonnes left the comparison and nothing replaced them. A blank cell means no value was reported, which differs from a reported zero.

Do China and India account for half the world's potatoes?

They hold 42.9 percent of the 2023 listed total, which covers reporting countries only, not the world. The listed total is the sum of reporters with a 2023 value, and shares are computed against it.

Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →

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