Based on a comparison of 161 countries in 2019, China ranked the highest in potato consumption with 63,875 kt followed by India and USA. On the other end of the scale was Central African Republic with 1.00 kt, Sierra Leone with 1.00 kt and East Timor with 1.00 kt.
Total potato consumption reached 248,014 kt in 2019 in the World according to Faostat. This is 0.232 % more than in the previous year and 11.1 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total potato consumption reached an all time high of 248,366 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 106,356 kt in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 1.44 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 25.8 % of potato consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 46.8 % share while the ten largest countries some 64.7 % in 2019.
Data for more countries are available at Potato Consumption (Total) indicator page.
Potato Consumption (Total) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Bangladesh | kt | 7,251 | 7,430 | 7,642 | 7,862 | 8,092 | ||||||||||||||||
Brazil | kt | 3,916 | 3,561 | 3,506 | 3,457 | 3,485 | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | kt | 3,263 | 2,606 | 2,638 | 2,835 | 2,851 | ||||||||||||||||
China | kt | 60,964 | 62,521 | 63,959 | 65,540 | 64,313 | ||||||||||||||||
France | kt | 3,295 | 3,283 | 3,292 | 3,297 | 3,294 | ||||||||||||||||
Germany | kt | 5,081 | 5,162 | 5,423 | 5,355 | 5,454 | ||||||||||||||||
India | kt | 30,447 | 31,261 | 32,604 | 33,193 | 34,112 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | kt | 2,692 | 2,767 | 2,854 | 2,942 | 2,960 | ||||||||||||||||
Peru | kt | 2,671 | 2,717 | 2,727 | 2,672 | 2,855 | ||||||||||||||||
Poland | kt | 3,962 | 3,924 | 3,784 | 3,877 | 3,877 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | kt | 16,090 | 16,090 | 16,317 | 13,955 | 13,147 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkey | kt | 3,647 | 3,692 | 3,740 | 3,789 | 3,798 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | kt | 16,602 | 16,660 | 16,115 | 16,969 | 17,165 | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | kt | 6,140 | 5,646 | 5,214 | 5,861 | 6,202 | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | kt | 5,970 | 5,826 | 5,653 | 5,562 | 6,117 |