Based on a comparison of 154 countries in 2017, China ranked the highest in potato consumption with 61,980 kt followed by India and USA. On the other end of the scale was Guinea Bissau with 1.00 kt, Central African Republic with 1.00 kt and Benin with 2.00 kt.
Total potato consumption reached 246,667 kt in 2017 in the World according to Faostat. This is 2.96 % more than in the previous year and 15.4 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total potato consumption reached an all time high of 246,667 kt in 2017 and an all time low of 106,356 kt in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 1.48 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 25.1 % of potato consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 45.9 % share while the ten largest countries some 66.1 % in 2017.
Data for more countries are available at Potato Consumption (Total) indicator page.
| Potato Consumption (Total) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 7,017 | 6,923 | 7,266 | 7,150 | 7,074 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | kt | 3,784 | 3,629 | 3,587 | 3,261 | 3,181 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 57,359 | 57,226 | 57,384 | 59,045 | 59,467 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | kt | 2,713 | 3,442 | 2,992 | 3,228 | 3,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kt | 3,467 | 3,381 | 3,458 | 3,283 | 3,292 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kt | 5,728 | 5,494 | 5,084 | 5,258 | 5,285 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 28,419 | 29,849 | 30,546 | 31,294 | 32,339 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | kt | 3,814 | 4,368 | 3,922 | 4,169 | 4,171 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 2,531 | 2,591 | 2,793 | 2,655 | 2,883 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | kt | 4,383 | 4,254 | 3,974 | 3,924 | 3,661 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 15,986 | 16,130 | 16,178 | 16,090 | 16,317 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | kt | 3,793 | 4,017 | 3,000 | 3,692 | 3,740 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 16,511 | 17,610 | 16,606 | 16,660 | 16,115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | kt | 6,401 | 6,406 | 6,150 | 5,543 | 5,218 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kt | 6,320 | 6,398 | 6,583 | 5,835 | 5,673 |
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