Potato consumption per capita rose 7.48% to 54.4 kg in Bangladesh in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, potato consumption per capita in Bangladesh reached an all time high of 54.4 kg in 2020 and an all time low of 4.34 kg in 1964. When compared to Bangladesh's main peers, potato consumption per capita in Bhutan amounted to 24.1 kg, 48.2 kg in China, 25.0 kg in India and 7.72 kg in Myanmar in 2020.
Bangladesh has been ranked 39th within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of potato consumption per capita, 15 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Potato Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Bangladesh | kg | 48.1 | 48.9 | 49.8 | 50.7 | 51.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Bhutan | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
China | kg | 44.7 | 45.5 | 46.4 | 45.3 | 43.9 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kg | 24.1 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 26.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | kg | 18.5 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 19.8 | 18.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Laos | kg | 4.19 | 4.24 | 4.39 | 1.39 | 0.470 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | kg | 9.29 | 9.60 | 9.53 | 8.52 | 7.43 | ||||||||||||||||
Nepal | kg | 81.5 | 82.2 | 83.5 | 85.0 | 86.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | kg | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | kg | 111 | 113 | 96.1 | 90.3 | 94.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Sri Lanka | kg | 8.39 | 9.38 | 9.52 | 9.63 | 9.69 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | kg | 3.05 | 3.01 | 3.11 | 3.13 | 3.18 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kg | 52.3 | 50.2 | 52.5 | 52.8 | 52.3 |