Which country has the highest Potato Consumption?

China has the highest Potato Consumption in 2023, at 69.8M t, followed by India (40.1M t) and United States (19M t).

Which country has the lowest Potato Consumption?

Guinea-Bissau has the lowest Potato Consumption in 2023, at 1,000 t.

What is the median Potato Consumption across countries?

The median is 233K t across the 167 countries with data in 2023.

Where does this potato consumption by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Food Balances (2010-) - FAOSTAT.

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Potato Consumption by Country

Name: Potato Consumption by Country
Creator: Rankodex

China has the highest Potato Consumption in 2023 (69.8M t), followed by India (40.1M t) and United States (19M t). Guinea-Bissau has the lowest (1,000 t).

Agriculture186 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Sep 17, 2024Original page

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Food Balances (2010-) - FAOSTAT

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Potato Consumption, 2023

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 167 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

233K t

Middle half 31.5K t – 827K t

Average

1.6M t

167 countries

Highest

69.8M t

China

Lowest

1,000 t

Guinea-Bissau

Over time · 2010–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

Median of all countries
China
India
United States
Russia
Bangladesh

Data

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167 countries · # = rank by Potato Consumption

#
1	China	69.8M t
2	India	40.1M t
3	United States	19M t
4	Russia	12.3M t
5	Bangladesh	8.7M t
6	Pakistan	6.6M t
7	Germany	6.1M t
8	Ukraine	5.5M t
9	United Kingdom	5M t
10	Turkey	4.5M t
11	Brazil	4.2M t
12	Egypt	3.9M t
13	Poland	3.6M t
14	France	3.5M t
15	Uzbekistan	3.3M t
16	Canada	3.2M t
17	Peru	3M t
18	Colombia	3M t
19	Nepal	3M t
20	Spain	2.9M t
21	Italy	2.9M t
22	Algeria	2.7M t
23	Mexico	2.2M t
24	Iran	2.1M t
25	South Africa	2M t
26	Australia	1.8M t
27	Kenya	1.6M t
28	Argentina	1.6M t
29	Morocco	1.5M t
30	Belarus	1.5M t
31	Netherlands	1.4M t
32	Indonesia	1.2M t
33	Saudi Arabia	1.2M t
34	Romania	1.1M t
35	Afghanistan	1.1M t
36	Belgium	1.1M t
37	Ethiopia	973K t
38	Kazakhstan	965K t
39	Chile	960K t
40	Bolivia	885K t
41	Nigeria	879K t
42	Azerbaijan	862K t
43	South Korea	792K t
44	Rwanda	783K t
45	Malawi	761K t
46	Kyrgyzstan	699K t
47	Portugal	683K t
48	Malaysia	672K t
49	Sweden	651K t
50	Czechia	638K t
51	Greece	543K t
52	Zimbabwe	528K t
53	Mozambique	502K t
54	Vietnam	480K t
55	Turkmenistan	473K t
56	Venezuela	453K t
57	Ireland	443K t
58	Tajikistan	425K t
59	Philippines	419K t
60	Syria	416K t
61	Denmark	406K t
62	Uganda	405K t
63	Tanzania	397K t
64	Myanmar	395K t
65	Switzerland	394K t
66	Guatemala	389K t
67	Austria	388K t
68	Serbia	380K t
69	Thailand	367K t
70	Hungary	365K t
71	Tunisia	363K t
72	United Arab Emirates	360K t
73	Jordan	357K t
74	Bosnia and Herzegovina	328K t
75	Finland	327K t
76	Angola	322K t
77	Slovakia	315K t
78	Israel	312K t
79	Iraq	304K t
80	Lebanon	279K t
81	Ecuador	278K t
82	Yemen	276K t
83	New Zealand	243K t
84	Guinea	233K t
85	Taiwan	223K t
86	Cameroon	207K t
87	Libya	203K t
87	Oman	203K t
89	Croatia	200K t
90	Georgia	198K t
91	Armenia	191K t
92	Kuwait	190K t
93	Dominican Republic	187K t
94	Niger	183K t
95	Sri Lanka	182K t
96	Hong Kong	172K t
97	Bulgaria	169K t
98	Moldova	168K t
99	Norway	165K t
100	Mongolia	159K t
101	Lithuania	149K t
102	Albania	146K t
103	Madagascar	143K t
103	Senegal	143K t
105	North Macedonia	141K t
106	Costa Rica	136K t
107	Lesotho	135K t
108	Uruguay	121K t
109	Slovenia	116K t
110	Latvia	113K t
111	Qatar	107K t
112	El Salvador	105K t
113	Honduras	94K t
113	Estonia	94K t
115	Panama	91K t
116	Zambia	71K t
117	Trinidad and Tobago	69K t
118	Paraguay	60K t
119	Nicaragua	58K t
120	Bahrain	57K t
121	Jamaica	46K t
122	Mauritania	45K t
122	Cyprus	45K t
124	Namibia	42K t
125	Burkina Faso	32K t
126	Haiti	31K t
127	Botswana	30K t
128	Fiji	29K t
129	Mauritius	28K t
130	Eswatini	26K t
130	Luxembourg	26K t
132	Macau	24K t
132	Malta	24K t
134	Djibouti	22K t
135	Montenegro	21K t
136	Guyana	17K t
137	Ivory Coast	16K t
137	Papua New Guinea	16K t
137	Iceland	16K t
137	Barbados	16K t
141	Maldives	14K t
141	Cape Verde	14K t
141	French Polynesia	14K t
144	Gabon	13K t
145	Ghana	12K t
146	Bhutan	11K t
146	Suriname	11K t
148	New Caledonia	10K t
149	Cambodia	7,000 t
149	Gambia	7,000 t
151	Bahamas	6,000 t
152	Belize	5,000 t
152	Seychelles	5,000 t
154	Laos	4,000 t
154	Timor-Leste	4,000 t
154	Comoros	4,000 t
154	Samoa	4,000 t
154	Saint Lucia	4,000 t
159	Sierra Leone	2,000 t
159	Vanuatu	2,000 t
159	Grenada	2,000 t
159	Tonga	2,000 t
159	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2,000 t
159	Antigua and Barbuda	2,000 t
159	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2,000 t
166	Liberia	1,000 t
166	Guinea-Bissau	1,000 t

What correlates with Potato Consumption (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,452 other country metrics sharing at least 101 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Potato Consumption tend to score higher on these

Potato ProductionPotato Production by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 139
Plot
1950Past and Projected Future Population by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 167
Plot
Heart Disease Total PrevalenceHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 163
Plot
1955Past and Projected Future Population by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 167
Plot
Heart Disease Total Prevalence - FemaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 163
Plot
Elderly PopulationElderly Population by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 166
Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Potato Consumption tend to score lower on these

US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
r = −0.48 · moderate · n = 166
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Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.30 · weak · n = 130
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Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 161
Plot
GGGI Health ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
r = −0.26 · weak · n = 138
Plot
Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
r = −0.25 · weak · n = 140
Plot
Foreign Actors Index (OCI)What Country Has the Most Gangs
r = −0.24 · weak · n = 162
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Potato Consumption?: China has the highest Potato Consumption in 2023, at 69.8M t, followed by India (40.1M t) and United States (19M t).
Which country has the lowest Potato Consumption?: Guinea-Bissau has the lowest Potato Consumption in 2023, at 1,000 t.
What is the median Potato Consumption across countries?: The median is 233K t across the 167 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this potato consumption by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Food Balances (2010-) - FAOSTAT.