Manya Rathore
Research expert covering India
Potato industry worldwide - statistics & facts
One of the world's most versatile food crops is the potato: a root vegetable rich with essential vitamins and minerals that can be mashed, roasted, baked, or boiled. In 2024, an estimated 390 million metric tons of potatoes were produced worldwide. China is the leading potato producer worldwide: the country accounted for close to 95 million metric tons of potatoes that year. India ranked as the second leading worldwide producer of potatoes. Roughly 91 million metric tons of sweet potatoes were produced worldwide in 2024. Production of this particular plant has decreased slightly since 2011.
