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AGRI.C.2 / POTATOES 10 / 2012 
WORKING DOCUMENT 
Forecast working group "Potatoes" 
03/12/2012 
Clause de non-responsabilité : le présent document de la Commission européenne a pour objet d'animer la discussion du groupe de travail prévision du Comité Consultatif du secteur des fruits et légumes. L'objectif est de présenter des informations exactes et à jour, mais la Commission n'assume aucune responsabilité quant aux informations que contient le présent document. 
version du : xx/11/2011 
Source : les données proviennent de différentes sources. Leur reproduction ou leur utilisation sont autorisées à condition de mentionner leur source.
LIST of TABLES and GRAPHS 
1. Production, areas and yields 
Table 1.1 
World production of potatoes (metric tons) 
Table 1.2 
World potato area (ha) 
Table 1.3 
World yields of potatoes (100 kg/ha) 
Table 1.4 
World production of seed potatoes (tons) 
Graph 1.1 a 
The main 30 world producers of potatoes in 2010 (Mio metric tons) 
Graph 1.1 b 
Evaluation of potatoes production of main world producers and EU-27 (2008-2010) 
Table 1.5 
Importance of potato production in the EU 
Graph 1.2 
Share of potato production in agricultural output in the EU 27 
Graph 1.3 
Share of potato area in utilised agricultural area in the EU 27 
Table 1.6 
Production of ware and seed potatoes in EU 27 by Member State (1000 t) 
Graph 1.4 
Production of ware and seed potatoes in the EU-5 area, in the Mediterranean part of the EU, in Poland and in the New Member States (1000 tons) 
Graph 1.5 
Ware and seed potato production in the main producing Member States of the EU (1000 tons) 
Graph 1.6 
Ware and seed potato production in Romania and Bulgaria (1000 tons) 
Table 1.7 
Area cultivated under potatoes in the Member States of the EU (1000 ha) 
Graph 1.7 
Evolution of potato area in EU 27 
Table 1.8 
Potato yields in the Member States of the EU (100 kg/ha) 
Table 1.9 
Harvested production of early potatoes in the Member States of the EU (1000 t) 
Table 1.10 
Area cultivated under early potatoes in the Member States of the EU (1000 ha) 
Table 1.11 
Early potatoes yields in the Member States of the EU and in the candidate countries (100 kg/ha) 
Graph 1.8 
Early potatoes production in the main producing member States of the EU (1000 tons) 
Table 1.12 
Uilisation of seed potatoes by Member State (1000 tons) 
Table 1.13 
Seed potato area 
Table 1.14 
Dutch area of seed potatoes (hectares) [2000 - 2009] 
Graph 1.9 
Utilisation of seed potatoes by Member States in the period 
Graph 1.10 
Dutch area of seed potatoes (hectares) 
Graph 1.11 
Dutch area of seed potatoes by main varieties (ha) - Variation rate from 2008 to 2009 
2. Structures 
Table 2.1 
Disaggregation of areas cultivated under potatoes by farmtype (2010) 
Table 2.2 
Number of holdings producing potatoes in the Member States of the EU (1990 - 2010) 
Table 2.3 
Distribution of potato surfaces by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) in the Member States of the EU [2010] 
Graph 2.1 
Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Belgium by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] 
Graph 2.2 
Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Germany by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] 
Graph 2.3 
Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Spain by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] 
Graph 2.4 
Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in France by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2003-2007] 
Graph 2.5 
Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Italy by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] 
Graph 2.6 
Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in the Netherlands by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] 
Graph 2.7 
Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Poland by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] 
Graph 2.8 
Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Romania by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] 
Graph 2.9 
Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in UK by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] 
Table 2.4 
Number of farms and areas of different crops and potatoes in 2007 
Graph 2.10 
Share of holdings with potatoes area in holdings with utilised agricultural area in 2007
3. Domestic uses of potatoes 
Graph 3.1 
Gross human consumption of potatoes in the EU (1000 t) [average 2007-2009] 
Graph 3.2 
Per capita human consumption of potatoes in EU (kg/head) [average 2007-2009] 
Graph 3.3 
Gross human consumption of processed potato products in selected EU Member States (1000 t) [average 2005-2007] 
Graph 3.4 
Potatoes destined to processing in the member states of EU (1000 t) [2005-2007 average] 
4. Trade: intra-EU shipments and transactions with third countries 
Table 4.1 
Main components of extra EU 27 trade in potato products 
Graph 4.1 
Main components of EU 27 imports of potato products 
Graph 4.2 
Main components of EU 27 exports of potato products 
Table 4.2 
EU 27 exports of seed potatoes by destination (tons) 
Table 4.3 
Monthly EU 27 exports of seed potatoes by destination (tons) 
Table 4.4 
EU 27 exports of seed potatoes by expediting MS (tons) 
Table 4.5 
Intra EU 27 trade in seed potatoes by recipient MS (tons) 
Table 4.6 
Monthly intra EU 27 trade in seed potatoes by recipient MS (tons) 
Table 4.7 
Intra EU 27 trade in seed potatoes by expediting MS (tons) 
Graph 4.3 
Monthly EU 27 trade in seed potatoes (tons) 
Graph 4.4 
Monthly EU 27 shipments of seed potatoes by destination (tons) 
Table 4.8 
EU 27 imports of old potatoes by origin (tons) 
Table 4.9 
EU 27 exports of old potatoes by destination (tons) 
Graph 4.5 
Extra EU 27 trade in old potatoes (tons) 
Table 4.10 
Intra EU 27 trade in old potatoes by expediting MS (tons) 
Table 4.11 
Intra EU 27 trade in old potatoes by MS - destination of the dispatches (tons) 
Table 4.12 
Monthly intra EU 27 trade in old potatoes by expediting MS (tons) 
Table 4.13 
EU 27 exports of new potatoes by destination (tons) 
Table 4.14 
EU 27 imports of new potatoes (tons) 
Table 4.15 
Monthly EU 27 imports of new potatoes (tons) 
Graph 4.6 
Monthly extra EU 27 trade in new potatoes 
Table 4.16 
Total imports of new potatoes in EU 27 (extra+intra trade) by MS - destination (tons) 
Table 4.17 
EU 27 exports of cooked frozen potatoes (code 20041010) by destination (tons) 
Graph 4.7 
EU 27 trade in frozen potatoes, uncooked and prepared or preserved (CN 071010 & 200410) 
Table 4.18 
Intra EU 27 trade in cooked potatoes, frozen (CN 20041010) by MS - destination of the dispatches (tons) 
Graph 4.8 
Intra EU 27 trade in cooked frozen potatoes (CN 20041010) - main recipient MS 
Table 4.19 
Intra EU 27 trade in cooked potatoes, frozen (CN 20041010) by expediting MS (tons) 
Graph 4.9 
Intra EU 27 trade in cooked frozen potatoes (CN 20041010) - main expediting MS 
Table 4.20 
EU 27 exports of potatoes in thin slices for direct consumption (CN 20052020) by destination (tons) 
Table 4.21 
EU 27 exports of potatoes in thin slices for direct consumption (CN 20052020) by expediting MS (tons) 
Table 4.22 
Intra EU 27 trade in potatoes in thin slices for direct consumption (CN 20052020) by MS destination of the dispatches (tons) 
Table 4.23 
Intra EU 27 trade in potatoes in thin slices for direct consumption (CN 20052020) by expediting MS (tons)
5. Prices 
Graph 5.1 
Monthly unit trade values (intra EU 27 trade) of seed potatoes, early potatoes and maincrop potatoes (€/100kg) 
Graph 5.2 
Unit Import Values of Egyptian, Moroccan and Israeli early potatoes imported into the EU [€/100kg] 
Graph 5.3 
Potato prices in Italy (first quality - cal. 45/75mm; ex farm gate) (€/100 kg) [marketing years] 
Graph 5.4 
Average monthly prices of Bintje for processing in Belgium (BELGAPOM) (€/100kg) 
Graph 5.5 
Average weekly ware potato prices in UK - ex farm (GBP/100kg)
Table 1.1: World production of potatoes (metric tons) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91- 00 / Ø01-10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
World + (Total) 
294.391.133 
311.236.932 
316.440.525 
314.860.221 
336.198.334 
325.094.803 
305.712.570 
322.573.162 
327.573.075 
332.143.581 
324.420.782 
-2,3% 
321.625.399 
9,3% 
10,2% 
Afghanistan 
232.017 
235.000 
230.000 
350.000 
300.000 
300.000 
300.000 
300.800 
280.000 
302.400 
246.000 
-18,7% 
284.420 
22,6% 
6,0% 
Africa + (Total) 
10.332.736 
14.750.939 
13.738.120 
15.587.853 
16.727.547 
17.043.024 
17.079.175 
17.260.928 
19.318.461 
20.006.151 
22.333.333 
11,6% 
17.384.553 
68,2% 
116,1% 
Albania 
121.506 
163.700 
163.100 
158.200 
159.800 
169.300 
162.600 
154.900 
190.000 
200.000 
208.000 
4,0% 
172.960 
42,3% 
71,2% 
Algeria 
1.061.750 
967.232 
1.333.470 
1.879.920 
1.896.270 
2.156.550 
2.180.960 
1.506.860 
2.171.060 
2.636.060 
3.290.000 
24,8% 
2.001.838 
88,5% 
209,9% 
Americas + (Total) 
38.913.905 
39.151.516 
41.250.873 
41.820.000 
41.276.886 
39.123.306 
41.196.516 
41.907.882 
40.135.992 
40.873.881 
39.657.219 
-3,0% 
40.639.407 
4,4% 
1,9% 
Angola 
26.716 
158.388 
179.385 
369.204 
241.945 
307.296 
295.142 
491.216 
402.207 
823.266 
841.279 
2,2% 
410.933 
1438,2% 
3049,0% 
Argentina 
2.395.308 
2.497.160 
2.262.120 
2.094.520 
2.021.020 
1.788.680 
1.943.630 
1.950.000 
1.900.000 
1.950.000 
2.001.400 
2,6% 
2.040.853 
-14,8% 
-16,4% 
Armenia 
389.853 
363.834 
374.263 
507.518 
576.427 
564.211 
539.477 
583.934 
648.562 
593.551 
481.956 
-18,8% 
523.373 
34,2% 
23,6% 
Asia + (Total) 
94.314.323 
117.881.218 
127.019.346 
125.466.236 
135.428.726 
136.507.543 
119.194.645 
130.576.746 
144.422.134 
145.915.550 
152.498.393 
4,5% 
133.491.054 
41,5% 
61,7% 
Australia 
1.221.488 
1.302.000 
1.333.160 
1.247.270 
1.310.390 
1.288.270 
1.249.610 
1.211.990 
1.400.210 
1.178.530 
1.278.120 
8,5% 
1.279.955 
4,8% 
4,6% 
Austria 
723.131 
694.602 
684.321 
560.340 
693.054 
763.165 
654.621 
668.755 
756.945 
722.098 
671.722 
-7,0% 
686.962 
-5,0% 
-7,1% 
Azerbaijan 
247.517 
605.821 
694.947 
769.047 
930.445 
1.083.070 
999.343 
1.037.320 
1.077.110 
982.979 
953.710 
-3,0% 
913.379 
269,0% 
285,3% 
Bahrain 
54 
11 
19 
18 
36 
5 
13 
23 
42 
100 
110 
10,0% 
38 
-29,7% 
105,2% 
Bangladesh 
1.715.420 
3.216.000 
2.994.000 
3.385.910 
3.907.120 
4.855.380 
5.368.400 
5.167.000 
6.648.000 
5.268.000 
7.930.000 
50,5% 
4.873.981 
184,1% 
362,3% 
Belarus 
8.886.433 
7.767.600 
7.420.700 
8.649.580 
9.902.170 
8.184.950 
8.329.410 
8.743.980 
8.748.630 
7.124.980 
7.831.110 
9,9% 
8.270.311 
-6,9% 
-11,9% 
Belgium 
2.921.900 
2.564.300 
2.909.000 
2.522.100 
3.229.620 
2.780.870 
2.592.820 
3.189.820 
2.943.210 
3.296.080 
3.455.800 
4,8% 
2.948.362 
0,9% 
18,3% 
Belgium-Luxembourg 
2.547.491 
Belize 
426 
1.081 
631 
480 
726 
1.039 
1.171 
478 
865 
1.065 
1.100 
3,3% 
864 
102,6% 
158,0% 
Benin 
173 
8 
8 
13 
15 
14 
13 
30 
39 
40 
40 
0,0% 
22 
-87,3% 
-76,9% 
Bermuda 
921 
1.200 
1.000 
1.100 
1.000 
820 
900 
1.100 
1.029 
1.055 
1.000 
-5,2% 
1.020 
10,8% 
8,6% 
Bhutan 
35.357 
27.000 
31.454 
40.599 
47.402 
53.568 
62.960 
63.743 
54.600 
48.513 
44.014 
-9,3% 
47.385 
34,0% 
24,5% 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 
645.356 
706.324 
728.785 
745.343 
748.095 
761.891 
754.807 
735.254 
747.968 
956.953 
975.418 
1,9% 
786.084 
21,8% 
51,1% 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 
344.369 
397.111 
404.491 
302.225 
447.080 
458.615 
410.422 
387.239 
428.635 
413.658 
378.707 
-8,4% 
402.818 
17,0% 
10,0% 
Brazil 
2.557.470 
2.848.620 
3.126.410 
3.089.020 
3.047.080 
3.130.170 
3.151.720 
3.550.510 
3.676.940 
3.443.710 
3.547.510 
3,0% 
3.261.169 
27,5% 
38,7% 
Bulgaria 
479.172 
600.371 
627.273 
450.214 
573.179 
375.459 
386.050 
298.722 
353.060 
231.745 
251.100 
8,4% 
414.717 
-13,5% 
-47,6% 
Burkina Faso 
4.702 
1.395 
1.129 
1.200 
1.376 
1.500 
1.600 
1.700 
1.880 
1.656 
2.100 
26,8% 
1.554 
-67,0% 
-55,3% 
Burundi 
37.443 
27.319 
27.994 
28.000 
26.091 
31.000 
26.290 
26.693 
28.900 
30.482 
29.681 
-2,6% 
28.245 
-24,6% 
-20,7% 
Cameroon 
55.965 
134.315 
136.342 
139.341 
142.407 
133.811 
142.118 
143.568 
145.018 
147.000 
150.900 
2,7% 
141.482 
152,8% 
169,6% 
Canada 
3.868.310 
4.220.430 
4.705.130 
5.282.420 
5.234.840 
4.434.020 
5.091.140 
4.999.420 
4.724.460 
4.581.120 
4.421.770 
-3,5% 
4.769.475 
23,3% 
14,3% 
Cape Verde 
2.348 
3.400 
3.610 
3.500 
3.748 
4.072 
3.600 
3.800 
4.202 
3.701 
4.700 
27,0% 
3.833 
63,3% 
100,2% 
Central African Republic 
921 
1.002 
1.004 
1.006 
1.008 
1.030 
1.019 
1.065 
1.108 
1.146 
1.200 
4,7% 
1.059 
15,0% 
30,3% 
Chad 
20.757 
25.560 
26.900 
27.482 
30.000 
35.000 
45.000 
67.466 
42.200 
50.000 
50.200 
0,4% 
39.981 
92,6% 
141,8% 
Chile 
927.925 
1.210.040 
1.303.270 
1.093.730 
1.144.170 
1.115.740 
1.391.380 
834.223 
965.767 
924.555 
1.081.350 
17,0% 
1.106.423 
19,2% 
16,5% 
China 
50.144.491 
64.596.119 
70.223.331 
68.139.264 
72.256.279 
70.906.729 
54.075.569 
64.837.389 
70.839.652 
73.281.890 
74.799.084 
2,1% 
68.395.531 
36,4% 
49,2% 
Colombia 
2.558.812 
1.764.510 
1.761.060 
2.144.160 
2.035.930 
1.832.920 
2.208.070 
2.823.360 
2.372.860 
2.272.770 
2.121.880 
-6,6% 
2.133.752 
-16,6% 
-17,1% 
Comoros 
796 
900 
352 
500 
568 
502 
600 
641 
670 
760 
800 
5,3% 
629 
-20,9% 
0,5% 
Congo 
2.973 
4.400 
4.562 
3.751 
4.250 
5.000 
4.500 
4.300 
4.500 
4.850 
5.130 
5,8% 
4.524 
52,2% 
72,6% 
Costa Rica 
59.391 
89.198 
86.785 
80.806 
76.435 
74.881 
55.781 
66.050 
66.126 
74.608 
55.711 
-25,3% 
72.638 
22,3% 
-6,2% 
Croatia 
608.516 
670.233 
736.198 
375.050 
247.057 
273.409 
274.529 
296.302 
255.554 
270.251 
178.611 
-33,9% 
357.719 
-41,2% 
-70,6% 
Cuba 
282.045 
345.365 
329.713 
304.600 
328.700 
313.100 
286.200 
143.700 
196.100 
278.600 
191.500 
-31,3% 
271.758 
-3,6% 
-32,1% 
Cyprus 
166.914 
121.000 
144.650 
125.000 
131.650 
152.500 
127.500 
155.500 
115.000 
110.000 
82.000 
-25,5% 
126.480 
-24,2% 
-50,9% 
Czech Republic 
1.570.186 
1.130.480 
1.105.970 
682.511 
861.798 
1.013.000 
692.174 
820.515 
769.561 
752.539 
665.200 
-11,6% 
849.375 
-45,9% 
-57,6% 
Czechoslovakia 
2.669.775
Table 1.1: World production of potatoes (metric tons) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91- 00 / Ø01-10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
898.000 
2.268.000 
1.884.000 
2.023.000 
2.052.000 
2.070.000 
2.000.000 
1.900.000 
1.520.280 
1.560.000 
1.708.000 
9,5% 
1.898.528 
111,4% 
90,2% 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 
82.705 
90.660 
91.480 
91.890 
92.300 
93.140 
93.140 
93.560 
93.980 
94.402 
94.826 
0,4% 
92.938 
12,4% 
14,7% 
Denmark 
1.554.202 
1.543.030 
1.504.200 
1.412.200 
1.629.400 
1.576.400 
1.361.200 
1.625.580 
1.693.000 
1.617.700 
1.357.800 
-16,1% 
1.532.051 
-1,4% 
-12,6% 
Dominica 
118 
158 
148 
120 
126 
117 
113 
119 
118 
137 
130 
-5,1% 
129 
8,9% 
10,1% 
Dominican Republic 
26.150 
64.705 
48.580 
49.285 
36.800 
47.575 
42.337 
41.794 
34.126 
43.480 
51.379 
18,2% 
46.006 
75,9% 
96,5% 
Ecuador 
469.468 
441.413 
485.436 
381.748 
413.367 
338.965 
360.793 
317.221 
266.722 
286.790 
386.798 
34,9% 
367.925 
-21,6% 
-17,6% 
Egypt 
1.892.005 
1.903.130 
1.985.320 
2.039.350 
2.546.610 
3.167.430 
2.312.790 
2.760.460 
3.567.050 
3.659.280 
3.643.220 
-0,4% 
2.758.464 
45,8% 
92,6% 
El Salvador 
9.589 
16.896 
17.701 
12.727 
4.043 
3.628 
5.116 
5.178 
5.748 
5.326 
5.326 
0,0% 
8.169 
-14,8% 
-44,5% 
Eritrea 
42.122 
17.415 
15.280 
10.850 
16.000 
17.488 
11.978 
1.022 
232 
102 
150 
47,1% 
9.052 
-78,5% 
-99,6% 
Estonia 
493.093 
343.100 
210.861 
244.383 
166.521 
209.772 
152.632 
191.754 
125.200 
139.050 
163.373 
17,5% 
194.665 
-60,5% 
-66,9% 
Ethiopia 
364.250 
415.000 
385.258 
509.715 
509.716 
449.996 
449.995 
525.657 
402.508 
384.046 
572.332 
49,0% 
460.422 
26,4% 
57,1% 
Ethiopia PDR 
386.000 
Europe + (Total) 
149.176.275 
137.647.618 
132.595.393 
130.236.140 
140.951.769 
130.629.330 
126.488.376 
131.132.237 
121.787.750 
123.621.328 
108.120.149 
-12,5% 
128.321.009 
-14,0% 
-27,5% 
European Union + (Total) 
82.946.425 
73.968.510 
72.060.457 
63.563.145 
71.113.099 
62.469.428 
56.986.371 
63.753.473 
61.562.953 
62.534.628 
57.485.831 
-8,1% 
64.549.790 
-22,2% 
-30,7% 
Faroe Islands 
1.519 
1.351 
1.441 
1.282 
1.306 
1.245 
1.114 
1.400 
1.482 
1.500 
1.400 
-6,7% 
1.352 
-11,0% 
-7,8% 
Fiji 
84 
84 
109 
110 
114 
70 
80 
76 
82 
70 
70 
0,0% 
87 
3,3% 
-16,4% 
Finland 
733.290 
732.800 
780.100 
617.400 
619.400 
742.700 
575.700 
701.600 
684.400 
755.300 
659.100 
-12,7% 
686.850 
-6,3% 
-10,1% 
France 
6.137.924 
6.077.890 
6.874.390 
6.348.130 
7.255.380 
6.604.600 
6.362.820 
7.183.100 
6.871.970 
7.174.560 
7.216.210 
0,6% 
6.796.905 
10,7% 
17,6% 
French Polynesia 
1.017 
955 
850 
750 
693 
696 
529 
600 
693 
583 
630 
8,1% 
698 
-31,4% 
-38,1% 
Georgia 
315.929 
422.217 
415.341 
425.246 
419.527 
432.202 
168.700 
229.200 
193.400 
216.800 
228.800 
5,5% 
315.143 
-0,2% 
-27,6% 
Germany 
11.907.340 
11.916.800 
11.491.700 
9.915.680 
13.043.600 
11.624.200 
10.030.600 
11.643.800 
11.369.000 
11.617.500 
10.201.900 
-12,2% 
11.285.478 
-5,2% 
-14,3% 
Greece 
1.010.783 
959.819 
901.000 
955.000 
948.361 
818.727 
901.705 
943.196 
848.000 
848.000 
791.500 
-6,7% 
891.531 
-11,8% 
-21,7% 
Guatemala 
192.227 
226.578 
248.038 
363.135 
411.512 
432.127 
439.131 
442.561 
449.181 
460.429 
480.994 
4,5% 
395.369 
105,7% 
150,2% 
Guinea 
10.773 
11.044 
11.315 
11.592 
11.876 
12.167 
10.717 
10.800 
0,8% 
11.286 
Haiti 
8.411 
11.000 
10.200 
10.500 
11.500 
13.000 
13.000 
14.500 
15.000 
10.000 
15.000 
50,0% 
12.370 
47,1% 
78,3% 
Honduras 
19.420 
23.659 
19.054 
20.700 
21.334 
21.469 
22.000 
23.650 
29.326 
22.615 
23.802 
5,2% 
22.761 
17,2% 
22,6% 
Hungary 
1.109.807 
908.359 
752.244 
582.346 
783.686 
656.721 
564.443 
563.100 
683.935 
560.615 
439.897 
-21,5% 
649.535 
-41,5% 
-60,4% 
Iceland 
10.388 
11.366 
8.800 
7.090 
12.000 
13.800 
14.240 
13.000 
12.500 
9.500 
12.500 
31,6% 
11.480 
10,5% 
20,3% 
India 
19.487.960 
22.242.700 
24.456.100 
23.161.400 
27.925.800 
28.787.700 
29.174.600 
28.599.600 
34.658.000 
34.390.900 
36.577.300 
6,4% 
28.997.410 
48,8% 
87,7% 
Indonesia 
877.265 
831.140 
893.824 
1.009.980 
1.072.040 
1.009.620 
1.011.910 
1.003.730 
1.044.490 
1.176.300 
1.060.810 
-9,8% 
1.011.384 
15,3% 
20,9% 
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 
3.174.652 
3.485.810 
3.756.000 
4.210.640 
4.453.790 
4.830.120 
4.218.520 
4.026.410 
4.706.720 
4.107.630 
4.054.490 
-1,3% 
4.185.013 
31,8% 
27,7% 
Iraq 
466.167 
623.000 
897.000 
872.000 
630.000 
808.000 
794.000 
598.000 
348.773 
223.147 
204.697 
-8,3% 
599.862 
28,7% 
-56,1% 
Ireland 
574.300 
478.000 
518.609 
488.200 
552.200 
409.200 
382.860 
398.960 
371.900 
361.300 
330.500 
-8,5% 
429.173 
-25,3% 
-42,5% 
Israel 
292.249 
396.318 
417.100 
440.140 
599.780 
593.890 
548.182 
618.803 
557.917 
608.832 
548.650 
-9,9% 
532.961 
82,4% 
87,7% 
Italy 
2.121.169 
1.957.100 
1.855.320 
1.610.440 
1.821.510 
1.753.530 
1.782.810 
1.781.650 
1.603.830 
1.773.920 
1.558.030 
-12,2% 
1.749.814 
-17,5% 
-26,5% 
Jamaica 
10.104 
6.711 
5.394 
6.710 
6.504 
7.729 
8.559 
7.477 
4.929 
8.708 
11.222 
28,9% 
7.394 
-26,8% 
11,1% 
Japan 
3.265.100 
2.959.000 
3.074.000 
2.939.000 
2.884.000 
2.749.000 
2.635.000 
2.873.000 
2.743.000 
2.459.000 
2.450.000 
-0,4% 
2.776.500 
-15,0% 
-25,0% 
Jordan 
86.075 
101.344 
105.334 
122.396 
165.332 
172.077 
160.028 
97.400 
139.787 
118.705 
174.931 
47,4% 
135.733 
57,7% 
103,2% 
Kazakhstan 
1.822.759 
2.184.800 
2.268.800 
2.308.340 
2.260.630 
2.520.800 
2.361.600 
2.414.800 
2.354.410 
2.755.600 
2.554.600 
-7,3% 
2.398.438 
31,6% 
40,2% 
Kenya 
798.609 
1.112.850 
861.566 
1.223.530 
1.084.410 
980.163 
783.783 
850.000 
600.000 
400.000 
450.000 
12,5% 
834.630 
4,5% 
-43,7% 
Kuwait 
15.848 
31.850 
17.465 
20.811 
20.740 
20.740 
20.740 
23.500 
23.500 
25.229 
26.500 
5,0% 
23.108 
45,8% 
67,2% 
Kyrgyzstan 
603.261 
1.168.400 
1.244.030 
1.308.200 
1.362.530 
1.141.460 
1.254.760 
1.373.780 
1.334.900 
1.393.140 
1.339.400 
-3,9% 
1.292.060 
114,2% 
122,0% 
Lao People's Democratic Republic 
33.000 
34.000 
35.000 
36.000 
36.000 
36.000 
35.512 
37.006 
37.966 
42.115 
40.000 
-5,0% 
36.960 
12,0% 
21,2% 
Latvia 
956.944 
615.300 
768.400 
739.000 
628.400 
658.200 
550.900 
642.100 
673.400 
525.400 
484.000 
-7,9% 
628.510 
-34,3% 
-49,4% 
Lebanon 
297.277 
257.000 
397.100 
416.400 
499.000 
511.400 
398.000 
514.600 
514.600 
515.000 
574.100 
11,5% 
459.720 
54,6% 
93,1% 
Lesotho 
71.482 
88.000 
90.000 
81.749 
98.340 
96.597 
101.795 
93.000 
96.500 
83.871 
98.200 
17,1% 
92.805 
29,8% 
37,4% 
Libya 
174.500 
195.000 
195.000 
211.697 
195.000 
310.000 
300.000 
290.000 
290.000 
311.332 
290.000 
-6,9% 
258.803 
48,3% 
66,2% 
Lithuania 
1.640.500 
1.054.400 
1.531.300 
1.445.200 
1.021.400 
894.700 
457.100 
576.100 
716.400 
662.500 
474.700 
-28,3% 
883.380 
-46,2% 
-71,1% 
Luxembourg 
23.430 
22.770 
20.105 
18.329 
22.244 
19.329 
16.449 
19.968 
21.756 
20.044 
19.531 
-2,6% 
20.053 
-14,4% 
-16,6%
Table 1.1: World production of potatoes (metric tons) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91- 00 / Ø01-10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
Madagascar 
279.071 
294.755 
296.050 
255.000 
280.500 
214.650 
216.631 
218.627 
220.655 
224.683 
224.787 
0,0% 
244.634 
-12,3% 
-19,5% 
Malawi 
893.552 
2.852.010 
1.403.800 
1.884.200 
2.182.620 
1.485.880 
2.309.430 
2.858.810 
2.993.820 
3.427.760 
3.673.540 
7,2% 
2.507.187 
180,6% 
311,1% 
Mali 
45.071 
65.000 
77.096 
85.093 
57.187 
77.495 
104.866 
114.478 
167.221 
90.407 
82.470 
-8,8% 
92.131 
104,4% 
83,0% 
Malta 
31.275 
25.339 
27.536 
23.308 
22.783 
19.518 
18.450 
14.146 
19.000 
10.069 
9.500 
-5,7% 
18.965 
-39,4% 
-69,6% 
Martinique 
300 
300 
Mauritania 
839 
1.800 
2.000 
2.123 
2.274 
2.200 
2.484 
2.069 
2.288 
2.015 
2.200 
9,2% 
2.145 
155,6% 
162,2% 
Mauritius 
15.492 
16.350 
13.339 
12.359 
11.246 
12.777 
11.310 
15.367 
14.868 
19.828 
21.709 
9,5% 
14.915 
-3,7% 
40,1% 
Mexico 
1.297.831 
1.628.450 
1.483.500 
1.661.780 
1.506.510 
1.634.700 
1.522.610 
1.750.800 
1.670.480 
1.501.230 
1.536.620 
2,4% 
1.589.668 
22,5% 
18,4% 
Mongolia 
62.954 
58.033 
51.888 
78.673 
80.192 
82.749 
109.070 
114.490 
134.773 
151.211 
167.956 
11,1% 
102.904 
63,5% 
166,8% 
Montenegro 
132.783 
106.909 
134.106 
156.380 
149.252 
-4,6% 
135.886 
Montserrat 
130 
160 
150 
149 
146 
178 
153 
150 
181 
210 
210 
0,0% 
169 
30,1% 
61,9% 
Morocco 
1.058.197 
1.154.600 
1.334.380 
1.401.470 
1.481.800 
1.478.540 
1.569.100 
1.437.220 
1.536.560 
1.234.470 
1.604.620 
30,0% 
1.423.276 
34,5% 
51,6% 
Mozambique 
73.700 
89.140 
88.393 
97.350 
101.511 
89.748 
90.000 
100.000 
104.530 
110.000 
110.500 
0,5% 
98.117 
33,1% 
49,9% 
Myanmar 
188.671 
312.000 
323.000 
346.000 
396.000 
450.000 
471.000 
508.000 
521.000 
548.000 
508.000 
-7,3% 
438.300 
132,3% 
169,3% 
Namibia 
1.000 
2.000 
3.000 
4.000 
4.202 
5.201 
3.769 
8.822 
8.578 
12.136 
12.500 
3,0% 
6.421 
542,1% 
1150,0% 
Nepal 
893.199 
1.313.720 
1.472.760 
1.531.320 
1.643.360 
1.738.840 
1.974.760 
1.943.250 
2.054.820 
2.424.050 
2.517.700 
3,9% 
1.861.458 
108,4% 
181,9% 
Netherlands 
7.457.810 
7.115.000 
7.362.740 
6.468.760 
7.487.700 
6.777.000 
6.239.600 
6.870.400 
6.922.700 
7.180.980 
6.843.530 
-4,7% 
6.926.841 
-7,1% 
-8,2% 
New Caledonia 
2.230 
1.884 
1.944 
1.062 
1.380 
1.664 
1.758 
1.803 
1.773 
1.488 
868 
-41,7% 
1.562 
-29,9% 
-61,1% 
New Zealand 
428.640 
500.000 
500.000 
500.000 
500.000 
500.000 
501.000 
480.000 
505.000 
545.000 
531.100 
-2,6% 
506.210 
18,1% 
23,9% 
Nicaragua 
26.700 
27.000 
28.500 
29.000 
30.000 
31.000 
32.500 
33.000 
33.000 
34.000 
24.600 
-27,6% 
30.260 
13,3% 
-7,9% 
Niger 
6.938 
4.237 
6.000 
8.000 
11.500 
13.300 
32.300 
32.300 
22.620 
33.966 
35.000 
3,0% 
19.922 
187,2% 
404,5% 
Nigeria 
188.500 
599.000 
637.000 
678.000 
726.000 
776.000 
838.000 
662.000 
1.105.000 
914.778 
900.300 
-1,6% 
783.608 
315,7% 
377,6% 
Norway 
428.255 
389.300 
390.000 
366.762 
396.400 
316.617 
378.301 
329.765 
398.400 
332.500 
321.100 
-3,4% 
361.915 
-15,5% 
-25,0% 
Occupied Palestinian Territory 
51.709 
51.544 
59.580 
56.572 
41.093 
59.790 
65.534 
62.840 
69.180 
74.269 
40.000 
-46,1% 
58.040 
12,2% 
-22,6% 
Oceania + (Total) 
1.653.894 
1.805.641 
1.836.793 
1.749.992 
1.813.406 
1.791.600 
1.753.858 
1.695.369 
1.908.738 
1.726.671 
1.811.688 
4,9% 
1.789.376 
8,2% 
9,5% 
Oman 
8.732 
12.688 
15.454 
15.454 
15.500 
5.940 
5.391 
9.067 
11.100 
10.000 
7.200 
-28,0% 
10.779 
23,4% 
-17,5% 
Pakistan 
1.183.651 
1.665.660 
1.721.700 
1.946.300 
1.938.100 
2.024.900 
1.568.000 
2.581.500 
2.539.000 
2.941.300 
3.141.500 
6,8% 
2.206.796 
86,4% 
165,4% 
Panama 
17.728 
25.895 
25.712 
24.076 
24.743 
25.205 
23.822 
23.688 
22.314 
25.764 
23.493 
-8,8% 
24.471 
38,0% 
32,5% 
Papua New Guinea 
436 
718 
730 
800 
829 
900 
881 
900 
980 
1.000 
900 
-10,0% 
864 
98,3% 
106,7% 
Paraguay 
1.572 
1.096 
1.098 
864 
981 
1.060 
1.230 
1.300 
1.250 
1.300 
1.300 
0,0% 
1.148 
-27,0% 
-17,3% 
Peru 
2.176.885 
2.690.540 
3.298.160 
3.143.870 
3.008.160 
3.289.700 
3.248.420 
3.388.000 
3.597.090 
3.765.290 
3.814.370 
1,3% 
3.324.360 
52,7% 
75,2% 
Philippines 
104.470 
66.016 
67.540 
68.050 
69.456 
70.160 
69.461 
118.497 
121.311 
119.159 
124.671 
4,6% 
89.432 
-14,4% 
19,3% 
Poland 
25.474.560 
19.378.900 
15.523.900 
13.731.500 
13.998.700 
10.369.300 
8.981.980 
11.791.100 
10.462.100 
9.702.800 
8.765.960 
-9,7% 
12.270.624 
-51,8% 
-65,6% 
Portugal 
1.228.513 
694.051 
781.287 
735.828 
769.767 
576.304 
611.200 
638.900 
566.600 
435.200 
384.000 
-11,8% 
619.314 
-49,6% 
-68,7% 
Qatar 
86 
16 
15 
16 
16 
18 
31 
44 
40 
45 
50 
11,1% 
29 
-66,0% 
-41,6% 
Republic of Korea 
615.822 
603.627 
666.173 
498.401 
642.597 
894.215 
631.086 
574.396 
604.592 
591.053 
616.707 
4,3% 
632.285 
2,7% 
0,1% 
Republic of Moldova 
418.496 
384.827 
325.196 
302.800 
317.677 
378.223 
376.955 
199.400 
271.039 
260.897 
279.650 
7,2% 
309.666 
-26,0% 
-33,2% 
Réunion 
8.295 
4.020 
3.649 
4.037 
5.444 
6.420 
6.750 
6.000 
7.000 
5.400 
7.400 
37,0% 
5.612 
-32,3% 
-10,8% 
Romania 
3.169.345 
3.997.100 
4.077.630 
3.947.180 
4.230.210 
3.738.590 
4.015.900 
3.712.410 
3.649.020 
4.003.980 
3.283.870 
-18,0% 
3.865.589 
22,0% 
3,6% 
Russian Federation 
35.794.467 
34.965.200 
32.870.800 
36.746.500 
35.914.200 
37.279.800 
38.572.600 
36.784.200 
28.846.400 
31.134.000 
21.140.500 
-32,1% 
33.425.420 
-6,6% 
-40,9% 
Rwanda 
298.799 
1.012.270 
1.038.930 
1.099.550 
1.072.770 
1.314.050 
1.285.150 
967.000 
1.162.000 
1.289.620 
1.789.400 
38,8% 
1.203.074 
302,6% 
498,9%
Table 1.1: World production of potatoes (metric tons) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91- 00 / Ø01-10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
Saint Kitts and Nevis 
196 
168 
155 
146 
151 
150 
110 
126 
239 
200 
73 
-63,5% 
152 
-22,6% 
-62,8% 
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 
19 
10 
4 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
-92,5% 
-100,0% 
Saudi Arabia 
275.532 
315.891 
315.008 
317.939 
387.340 
440.974 
468.596 
463.000 
446.953 
444.138 
495.100 
11,5% 
409.494 
48,6% 
79,7% 
Senegal 
9.631 
7.810 
7.620 
6.280 
7.282 
5.243 
10.500 
10.000 
2.825 
15.000 
15.000 
0,0% 
8.756 
-9,1% 
55,7% 
Serbia 
930.305 
743.282 
843.545 
898.282 
887.363 
-1,2% 
860.555 
Serbia and Montenegro 
866.708 
1.015.020 
1.030.020 
802.995 
1.092.130 
1.102.390 
1.008.511 
16,4% 
-100,0% 
Slovakia 
524.148 
323.300 
484.269 
392.426 
381.891 
301.169 
263.083 
287.667 
245.277 
216.123 
125.900 
-41,7% 
302.111 
-42,4% 
-76,0% 
Slovenia 
175.201 
148.279 
165.962 
107.610 
171.475 
144.714 
106.974 
131.050 
100.319 
103.425 
101.208 
-2,1% 
128.102 
-26,9% 
-42,2% 
South Africa 
1.449.654 
1.793.000 
1.647.000 
1.496.000 
1.799.620 
1.767.730 
1.862.860 
1.972.390 
2.040.000 
1.866.580 
2.090.210 
12,0% 
1.833.539 
26,5% 
44,2% 
Spain 
3.864.153 
2.992.420 
3.078.140 
2.664.960 
2.773.570 
2.563.460 
2.515.000 
2.479.580 
2.145.170 
2.459.800 
2.277.900 
-7,4% 
2.595.000 
-32,8% 
-41,1% 
Sri Lanka 
65.324 
57.680 
88.710 
71.750 
81.270 
79.450 
78.490 
77.390 
74.820 
61.700 
51.930 
-15,8% 
72.319 
10,7% 
-20,5% 
Sudan (former) 
192.198 
200.506 
293.283 
309.000 
336.000 
385.000 
252.000 
263.900 
284.000 
301.000 
315.000 
4,7% 
293.969 
53,0% 
63,9% 
Swaziland 
4.823 
6.251 
6.200 
6.500 
7.819 
6.700 
6.000 
6.353 
6.757 
7.100 
7.200 
1,4% 
6.688 
38,7% 
49,3% 
Sweden 
1.136.440 
925.000 
913.550 
857.100 
979.100 
947.300 
777.800 
789.000 
853.200 
857.900 
815.600 
-4,9% 
871.555 
-23,3% 
-28,2% 
Switzerland 
681.910 
517.900 
526.200 
458.000 
526.700 
485.000 
391.000 
491.000 
473.000 
521.500 
420.800 
-19,3% 
481.110 
-29,4% 
-38,3% 
Syrian Arab Republic 
423.644 
453.435 
513.200 
486.600 
541.743 
608.400 
603.400 
570.128 
720.492 
709.601 
673.200 
-5,1% 
588.020 
38,8% 
58,9% 
Tajikistan 
168.133 
308.189 
356.703 
473.331 
527.240 
555.125 
573.687 
662.093 
679.774 
690.853 
760.139 
10,0% 
558.713 
232,3% 
352,1% 
Thailand 
72.349 
90.944 
97.370 
86.732 
99.813 
113.881 
118.569 
125.703 
114.499 
126.386 
132.818 
5,1% 
110.672 
53,0% 
83,6% 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
151.602 
173.000 
183.140 
174.511 
199.000 
186.653 
188.146 
180.887 
191.106 
207.152 
202.325 
-2,3% 
188.592 
24,4% 
33,5% 
Timor-Leste 
551 
968 
1.000 
1.000 
700 
600 
1.000 
2.000 
2.616 
1.922 
1.800 
-6,3% 
1.361 
147,0% 
226,7% 
Tunisia 
254.400 
330.000 
310.000 
310.000 
375.000 
310.000 
365.000 
350.000 
370.000 
324.000 
380.000 
17,3% 
342.400 
34,6% 
49,4% 
Turkey 
4.962.000 
5.000.000 
5.200.000 
5.300.000 
4.800.000 
4.090.000 
4.397.310 
4.246.210 
4.196.520 
4.397.710 
4.548.090 
3,4% 
4.617.584 
-6,9% 
-8,3% 
Turkmenistan 
33.367 
120.000 
140.000 
160.000 
168.000 
175.000 
180.000 
246.500 
240.200 
246.700 
245.000 
-0,7% 
192.140 
475,8% 
634,3% 
Uganda 
360.100 
508.000 
546.000 
557.000 
573.000 
585.000 
628.000 
650.000 
670.000 
689.000 
695.000 
0,9% 
610.100 
69,4% 
93,0% 
Ukraine 
17.243.789 
17.343.500 
16.619.500 
18.453.000 
20.754.800 
19.462.400 
19.467.100 
19.102.000 
19.545.400 
19.666.100 
18.705.000 
-4,9% 
18.911.880 
9,7% 
8,5% 
United Arab Emirates 
5.195 
11.496 
10.046 
7.094 
7.090 
7.090 
7.090 
7.090 
7.090 
7.100 
7.900 
11,3% 
7.909 
52,2% 
52,1% 
United Kingdom 
6.864.390 
6.649.000 
6.966.000 
5.918.000 
6.316.500 
5.979.000 
5.864.000 
5.635.000 
5.999.000 
6.396.000 
6.056.000 
-5,3% 
6.177.850 
-10,0% 
-11,8% 
United Republic of Tanzania 
517.444 
619.216 
637.720 
684.420 
731.120 
651.010 
660.000 
650.000 
674.962 
727.369 
750.000 
3,1% 
678.582 
31,1% 
44,9% 
United States of America 
20.928.910 
19.852.500 
20.782.300 
20.783.600 
20.675.000 
19.222.700 
19.989.700 
20.179.200 
18.826.600 
19.622.500 
18.337.500 
-6,5% 
19.827.160 
-5,3% 
-12,4% 
Uruguay 
139.173 
121.135 
141.213 
173.812 
137.950 
157.636 
147.981 
118.362 
106.557 
102.287 
114.662 
12,1% 
132.160 
-5,0% 
-17,6% 
USSR 
64.837.500 
Uzbekistan 
570.122 
744.400 
777.200 
834.400 
895.730 
924.180 
1.020.990 
1.188.000 
1.398.700 
1.524.500 
1.629.900 
6,9% 
1.093.800 
91,9% 
185,9% 
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 
293.324 
329.214 
350.626 
321.599 
350.063 
443.106 
454.142 
456.661 
421.016 
499.179 
431.100 
-13,6% 
405.671 
38,3% 
47,0% 
Viet Nam 
311.426 
315.950 
377.472 
362.371 
365.000 
370.000 
370.000 
372.000 
380.000 
388.000 
446.200 
15,0% 
374.699 
20,3% 
43,3% 
Yugoslav SFR 
2.525.380 
Zambia 
9.200 
12.000 
13.000 
14.000 
14.152 
14.035 
14.000 
14.500 
10.196 
21.285 
22.939 
7,8% 
15.011 
63,2% 
149,3% 
Zimbabwe 
30.660 
33.000 
35.000 
40.000 
45.402 
40.141 
45.110 
48.178 
50.360 
47.043 
58.000 
23,3% 
44.223 
44,2% 
89,2%
Table 1.2: World potato area (ha) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/201) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91-00 / Ø01- 10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
World + (Total) 
18.715.456 
19.680.797 
19.163.981 
19.126.801 
19.219.299 
19.347.081 
18.415.431 
18.666.177 
18.161.116 
18.658.987 
18.653.007 
0,0% 
18.909.268 
1,0% 
-0,3% 
Afghanistan 
13.810 
14.000 
14.000 
21.000 
17.000 
20.000 
20.000 
20.000 
20.000 
21.600 
20.500 
-5,1% 
18.810 
36,2% 
48,4% 
Africa + (Total) 
918.475 
1.321.842 
1.252.691 
1.415.307 
1.533.237 
1.652.248 
1.554.321 
1.595.770 
1.622.065 
1.712.457 
1.830.402 
6,9% 
1.549.034 
68,7% 
99,3% 
Albania 
11.191 
11.000 
10.600 
10.456 
10.700 
10.134 
9.523 
8.200 
9.800 
9.100 
9.000 
-1,1% 
9.851 
-12,0% 
-19,6% 
Algeria 
84.362 
65.790 
72.580 
88.660 
93.144 
99.717 
98.825 
79.339 
91.841 
105.121 
130.000 
23,7% 
92.502 
9,6% 
54,1% 
Americas + (Total) 
1.727.683 
1.625.193 
1.688.657 
1.673.528 
1.611.334 
1.560.413 
1.604.685 
1.641.150 
1.565.859 
1.585.778 
1.584.756 
-0,1% 
1.614.135 
-6,6% 
-8,3% 
Angola 
4.991 
11.523 
29.000 
60.000 
85.000 
129.958 
56.597 
79.053 
47.271 
103.440 
104.597 
1,1% 
70.644 
1315,6% 
1995,9% 
Argentina 
98.147 
88.000 
90.000 
75.000 
70.000 
63.000 
68.000 
68.000 
68.000 
68.000 
69.200 
1,8% 
72.720 
-25,9% 
-29,5% 
Armenia 
32.068 
31.752 
30.474 
32.286 
35.690 
34.299 
33.012 
31.612 
34.298 
31.998 
28.326 
-11,5% 
32.375 
1,0% 
-11,7% 
Asia + (Total) 
6.349.790 
7.835.415 
7.846.561 
7.854.382 
8.108.581 
8.500.986 
7.846.144 
8.228.597 
8.655.589 
9.035.004 
9.078.332 
0,5% 
8.298.959 
30,7% 
43,0% 
Australia 
40.520 
40.000 
37.943 
35.899 
36.120 
37.437 
35.268 
34.096 
38.190 
32.579 
36.379 
11,7% 
36.391 
-10,2% 
-10,2% 
Austria 
27.390 
23.123 
22.523 
21.122 
21.924 
22.186 
21.920 
22.675 
22.800 
22.222 
21.973 
-1,1% 
22.247 
-18,8% 
-19,8% 
Azerbaijan 
27.048 
55.178 
57.365 
59.338 
65.795 
70.690 
66.847 
67.110 
68.856 
65.554 
65.798 
0,4% 
64.253 
137,6% 
143,3% 
Bahrain 
3 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
6 
7 
16,7% 
2 
-32,4% 
105,9% 
Bangladesh 
153.459 
248.988 
237.600 
245.318 
270.740 
326.291 
373.200 
345.000 
402.000 
395.000 
435.000 
10,1% 
327.914 
113,7% 
183,5% 
Belarus 
709.556 
636.000 
550.000 
526.291 
506.610 
461.646 
433.922 
412.553 
396.341 
382.981 
366.766 
-4,2% 
467.311 
-34,1% 
-48,3% 
Belgium 
65.800 
62.200 
61.700 
59.299 
66.734 
64.953 
67.267 
67.942 
63.884 
73.724 
81.760 
10,9% 
66.946 
1,7% 
24,3% 
Belgium-Luxembourg 
56.392 
Belize 
43 
103 
84 
79 
53 
93 
89 
63 
67 
79 
80 
1,3% 
79 
82,9% 
85,2% 
Benin 
21 
4 
4 
5 
9 
11 
5 
10 
12 
11 
10 
-9,1% 
8 
-62,0% 
-53,1% 
Bermuda 
38 
50 
45 
50 
40 
35 
40 
45 
45 
45 
40 
-11,1% 
44 
15,7% 
6,4% 
Bhutan 
3.089 
3.500 
4.179 
4.131 
3.422 
5.858 
6.577 
6.298 
5.747 
4.918 
3.750 
-23,7% 
4.838 
56,6% 
21,4% 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 
130.802 
124.402 
127.477 
130.474 
132.588 
134.375 
135.370 
137.004 
138.340 
182.942 
180.416 
-1,4% 
142.339 
8,8% 
37,9% 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 
43.081 
45.129 
43.362 
42.649 
43.282 
41.352 
40.670 
41.291 
40.412 
36.704 
36.217 
-1,3% 
41.107 
-4,6% 
-15,9% 
Brazil 
168.832 
153.974 
161.124 
151.850 
142.704 
142.219 
140.826 
147.719 
144.916 
138.692 
137.044 
-1,2% 
146.107 
-13,5% 
-18,8% 
Bulgaria 
47.256 
48.448 
51.886 
29.754 
30.675 
23.999 
24.471 
22.427 
21.648 
14.002 
13.800 
-1,4% 
28.111 
-40,5% 
-70,8% 
Burkina Faso 
1.056 
880 
550 
600 
730 
750 
800 
850 
1.089 
1.294 
1.200 
-7,3% 
874 
-17,2% 
13,6% 
Burundi 
12.738 
13.561 
11.263 
12.177 
13.686 
11.500 
10.000 
10.285 
11.000 
11.000 
11.500 
4,5% 
11.597 
-9,0% 
-9,7% 
Cameroon 
18.458 
25.993 
34.559 
39.743 
45.704 
51.665 
52.000 
54.000 
55.000 
58.000 
60.000 
3,4% 
47.666 
158,2% 
225,1% 
Canada 
141.610 
166.650 
170.900 
180.890 
171.712 
156.256 
158.198 
158.927 
151.393 
146.303 
139.905 
-4,4% 
160.113 
13,1% 
-1,2% 
Cape Verde 
154 
210 
221 
232 
243 
257 
220 
230 
225 
200 
255 
27,5% 
229 
48,9% 
65,6% 
Central African Republic 
358 
442 
527 
578 
637 
697 
701 
706 
664 
924 
1.030 
11,5% 
691 
93,0% 
187,9% 
Chad 
3.324 
5.000 
5.957 
6.538 
7.202 
7.876 
7.917 
7.000 
5.000 
6.000 
6.000 
0,0% 
6.449 
94,0% 
80,5% 
Chile 
60.494 
63.110 
61.360 
56.000 
59.560 
55.620 
63.200 
54.743 
55.957 
45.078 
50.771 
12,6% 
56.540 
-6,5% 
-16,1% 
China 
3.638.610 
4.720.527 
4.669.167 
4.524.364 
4.598.212 
4.882.647 
4.216.595 
4.432.320 
4.666.009 
5.083.034 
5.077.504 
-0,1% 
4.687.038 
28,8% 
39,5% 
Colombia 
163.242 
122.755 
112.616 
130.455 
128.694 
120.623 
138.843 
169.078 
134.812 
123.659 
141.967 
14,8% 
132.350 
-18,9% 
-13,0% 
Comoros 
56 
60 
25 
35 
39 
40 
42 
39 
41 
46 
50 
8,7% 
42 
-24,9% 
-9,9% 
Congo 
347 
500 
507 
420 
480 
560 
510 
490 
510 
550 
580 
5,5% 
511 
47,3% 
67,3% 
Costa Rica 
2.602 
3.364 
3.316 
3.187 
3.128 
3.074 
2.366 
2.807 
2.690 
2.983 
2.233 
-25,1% 
2.915 
12,0% 
-14,2% 
Croatia 
64.843 
65.641 
64.640 
63.097 
16.043 
18.903 
16.759 
17.355 
15.000 
14.000 
10.950 
-21,8% 
30.239 
-53,4% 
-83,1% 
Cuba 
14.454 
13.258 
12.795 
12.707 
12.451 
12.316 
11.615 
9.769 
9.789 
12.480 
8.671 
-30,5% 
11.585 
-19,8% 
-40,0% 
Cyprus 
8.060 
5.715 
5.600 
5.390 
5.380 
6.190 
4.290 
6.290 
5.110 
4.970 
4.850 
-2,4% 
5.379 
-33,3% 
-39,8% 
Czech Republic 
78.734 
54.137 
46.917 
35.982 
35.974 
36.071 
30.026 
31.908 
29.788 
28.700 
27.100 
-5,6% 
35.660 
-54,7% 
-65,6% 
Czechoslovakia 
164.796
Table 1.2: World potato area (ha) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/201) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91-00 / Ø01- 10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
89.196 
187.700 
198.000 
187.168 
189.000 
190.000 
164.444 
172.436 
180.690 
133.000 
133.000 
0,0% 
173.544 
94,6% 
49,1% 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 
17.739 
19.567 
19.724 
19.834 
19.922 
20.104 
20.104 
20.194 
20.285 
20.376 
20.467 
0,4% 
20.058 
13,1% 
15,4% 
Denmark 
41.939 
38.210 
37.693 
36.100 
41.000 
40.000 
38.600 
42.152 
40.664 
38.900 
38.500 
-1,0% 
39.182 
-6,6% 
-8,2% 
Dominica 
9 
13 
11 
12 
13 
14 
10 
9 
8 
11 
10 
-9,1% 
11 
27,6% 
14,9% 
Dominican Republic 
2.559 
3.520 
2.920 
2.684 
2.049 
2.155 
1.906 
1.932 
1.620 
1.979 
2.207 
11,5% 
2.297 
-10,2% 
-13,7% 
Ecuador 
59.751 
45.388 
52.766 
50.942 
57.743 
48.654 
51.713 
46.635 
43.429 
48.999 
44.245 
-9,7% 
49.051 
-17,9% 
-26,0% 
Egypt 
88.457 
79.716 
82.590 
82.850 
104.180 
126.280 
92.480 
107.950 
137.517 
138.483 
140.550 
1,5% 
109.260 
23,5% 
58,9% 
El Salvador 
568 
735 
750 
559 
140 
164 
232 
237 
263 
211 
211 
0,0% 
350 
-38,3% 
-62,8% 
Eritrea 
5.551 
3.000 
2.500 
2.500 
2.500 
2.205 
1.526 
417 
276 
85 
100 
17,6% 
1.511 
-72,8% 
-98,2% 
Estonia 
36.814 
22.100 
16.023 
16.979 
16.102 
13.959 
11.510 
11.150 
8.800 
9.103 
9.359 
2,8% 
13.509 
-63,3% 
-74,6% 
Ethiopia 
46.694 
45.000 
36.736 
54.603 
51.698 
61.812 
61.812 
73.095 
50.488 
48.113 
69.784 
45,0% 
55.314 
18,5% 
49,5% 
Ethiopia PDR 
48.250 
Europe + (Total) 
9.668.291 
8.846.684 
8.327.081 
8.136.380 
7.918.546 
7.584.526 
7.362.857 
7.156.060 
6.267.940 
6.281.330 
6.110.058 
-2,7% 
7.399.146 
-23,5% 
-36,8% 
European Union + (Total) 
3.648.116 
3.094.717 
2.683.370 
2.557.137 
2.484.984 
2.301.129 
2.273.180 
2.210.177 
2.143.213 
2.092.920 
2.018.117 
-3,6% 
2.385.894 
-34,6% 
-44,7% 
Faroe Islands 
100 
85 
82 
78 
76 
71 
67 
100 
97 
95 
100 
5,3% 
85 
-15,0% 
-0,1% 
Fiji 
12 
12 
10 
10 
10 
9 
10 
9 
10 
9 
10 
11,1% 
10 
-16,1% 
-15,3% 
Finland 
34.540 
30.000 
29.800 
28.700 
27.300 
28.900 
28.000 
27.300 
26.200 
26.400 
25.200 
-4,5% 
27.780 
-19,6% 
-27,0% 
France 
169.833 
162.239 
162.207 
157.278 
159.753 
156.423 
158.315 
158.080 
164.663 
170.778 
167.589 
-1,9% 
161.733 
-4,8% 
-1,3% 
French Polynesia 
110 
111 
95 
85 
80 
82 
60 
65 
73 
62 
70 
12,9% 
78 
-28,6% 
-36,2% 
Georgia 
27.097 
36.525 
36.557 
36.482 
36.969 
39.793 
22.800 
21.200 
23.900 
18.000 
20.700 
15,0% 
29.293 
8,1% 
-23,6% 
Germany 
325.553 
282.100 
284.078 
287.264 
295.266 
276.900 
274.300 
274.961 
259.800 
263.700 
255.200 
-3,2% 
275.357 
-15,4% 
-21,6% 
Greece 
50.147 
46.800 
46.500 
46.200 
45.646 
44.440 
45.446 
46.049 
33.500 
33.500 
31.400 
-6,3% 
41.948 
-16,3% 
-37,4% 
Guatemala 
9.107 
9.660 
10.500 
16.087 
16.087 
16.100 
17.731 
18.055 
17.398 
17.468 
19.076 
9,2% 
15.816 
73,7% 
109,5% 
Guinea 
1.700 
1.800 
1.847 
1.900 
2.000 
1.954 
1.739 
1.750 
0,6% 
1.836 
Haiti 
636 
850 
800 
788 
900 
1.000 
922 
1.100 
1.150 
800 
1.200 
50,0% 
951 
49,5% 
88,6% 
Honduras 
1.603 
1.386 
1.151 
1.143 
1.235 
1.326 
1.350 
1.300 
1.391 
1.357 
1.588 
17,0% 
1.323 
-17,5% 
-0,9% 
Hungary 
65.398 
36.262 
34.004 
31.331 
30.950 
25.378 
22.583 
25.400 
25.424 
22.328 
20.242 
-9,3% 
27.390 
-58,1% 
-69,0% 
Iceland 
877 
800 
800 
800 
750 
750 
712 
712 
712 
712 
712 
0,0% 
746 
-15,0% 
-18,8% 
India 
1.161.490 
1.211.300 
1.259.500 
1.337.200 
1.484.700 
1.523.900 
1.569.200 
1.742.800 
1.796.000 
1.828.300 
1.835.300 
0,4% 
1.558.820 
34,2% 
58,0% 
Indonesia 
57.907 
55.971 
57.332 
65.923 
65.420 
61.557 
59.748 
62.375 
62.650 
71.238 
66.531 
-6,6% 
62.875 
8,6% 
14,9% 
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 
155.191 
174.562 
166.000 
173.254 
183.918 
189.645 
163.844 
149.047 
177.482 
153.995 
146.306 
-5,0% 
167.805 
8,1% 
-5,7% 
Iraq 
29.051 
38.000 
52.750 
51.250 
38.750 
51.000 
45.000 
33.300 
33.000 
19.700 
13.017 
-33,9% 
37.577 
29,3% 
-55,2% 
Ireland 
20.000 
14.300 
15.400 
14.200 
13.300 
11.800 
11.500 
11.700 
12.000 
12.900 
12.200 
-5,4% 
12.930 
-35,4% 
-39,0% 
Israel 
8.485 
11.400 
12.740 
17.110 
16.900 
16.780 
18.010 
17.000 
17.280 
19.000 
22.100 
16,3% 
16.832 
98,4% 
160,5% 
Italy 
92.590 
78.000 
76.985 
73.975 
72.430 
69.912 
72.451 
69.513 
70.578 
70.594 
62.400 
-11,6% 
71.684 
-22,6% 
-32,6% 
Jamaica 
751 
464 
363 
450 
416 
495 
513 
455 
299 
514 
788 
53,3% 
476 
-36,7% 
4,9% 
Japan 
104.243 
93.000 
92.000 
88.400 
87.200 
86.900 
86.600 
84.500 
84.900 
83.100 
81.600 
-1,8% 
86.820 
-16,7% 
-21,7% 
Jordan 
3.573 
3.764 
3.502 
3.797 
4.524 
4.848 
5.278 
3.543 
5.843 
3.800 
5.797 
52,6% 
4.470 
25,1% 
62,3% 
Kazakhstan 
193.540 
164.400 
162.907 
166.014 
168.100 
167.900 
153.500 
155.000 
163.100 
170.300 
178.700 
4,9% 
164.992 
-14,8% 
-7,7% 
Kenya 
92.016 
121.496 
111.728 
126.490 
128.484 
120.842 
116.348 
120.000 
122.717 
153.114 
152.994 
-0,1% 
127.421 
38,5% 
66,3% 
Kuwait 
499 
772 
700 
761 
760 
760 
760 
850 
850 
829 
880 
6,2% 
792 
58,7% 
76,3% 
Kyrgyzstan 
47.713 
73.846 
52.299 
83.219 
85.191 
75.910 
81.101 
86.430 
85.000 
87.075 
84.300 
-3,2% 
79.437 
66,5% 
76,7%
Table 1.2: World potato area (ha) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/201) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91-00 / Ø01- 10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
Lao People's Democratic Republic 
5.248 
5.500 
6.571 
6.595 
8.058 
6.896 
6.796 
7.133 
7.129 
7.910 
7.800 
-1,4% 
7.039 
34,1% 
48,6% 
Latvia 
72.090 
55.100 
53.600 
54.600 
48.900 
45.100 
45.100 
40.300 
37.800 
30.000 
30.100 
0,3% 
44.060 
-38,9% 
-58,2% 
Lebanon 
13.802 
11.900 
16.900 
19.166 
19.530 
19.700 
19.900 
20.100 
20.100 
20.500 
23.800 
16,1% 
19.160 
38,8% 
72,4% 
Lesotho 
4.622 
5.400 
4.901 
5.256 
5.781 
5.974 
5.657 
5.600 
5.800 
6.763 
7.300 
7,9% 
5.843 
26,4% 
57,9% 
Libya 
12.768 
10.000 
10.000 
10.761 
10.000 
15.860 
15.350 
15.000 
15.000 
14.633 
15.000 
2,5% 
13.160 
3,1% 
17,5% 
Lithuania 
121.089 
102.500 
99.200 
93.600 
79.300 
73.950 
57.800 
52.800 
48.400 
46.600 
36.500 
-21,7% 
69.065 
-43,0% 
-69,9% 
Luxembourg 
829 
734 
672 
623 
635 
608 
595 
627 
604 
604 
615 
1,8% 
632 
-23,8% 
-25,8% 
Madagascar 
48.636 
49.405 
49.655 
49.965 
49.965 
36.830 
37.840 
38.000 
38.600 
39.300 
41.000 
4,3% 
43.056 
-11,5% 
-15,7% 
Malawi 
89.956 
210.683 
110.734 
143.924 
180.572 
164.421 
173.062 
188.176 
205.043 
211.691 
228.738 
8,1% 
181.704 
102,0% 
154,3% 
Mali 
2.575 
3.500 
3.261 
3.707 
3.488 
3.975 
4.388 
4.759 
6.970 
3.800 
4.000 
5,3% 
4.185 
62,5% 
55,4% 
Malta 
1.426 
1.783 
1.152 
1.154 
1.100 
820 
820 
700 
700 
700 
1.400 
100,0% 
1.033 
-27,6% 
-1,8% 
Martinique 
120 
120 
Mauritania 
170 
350 
390 
409 
428 
430 
441 
446 
436 
388 
430 
10,8% 
415 
143,4% 
152,3% 
Mauritius 
777 
779 
606 
588 
607 
599 
475 
610 
648 
858 
1.066 
24,2% 
684 
-12,0% 
37,2% 
Mexico 
66.088 
68.480 
62.448 
65.344 
62.150 
62.955 
61.245 
64.709 
60.250 
54.123 
55.358 
2,3% 
61.706 
-6,6% 
-16,2% 
Mongolia 
8.090 
8.859 
10.233 
8.421 
9.079 
9.758 
10.723 
11.462 
12.291 
13.525 
13.814 
2,1% 
10.817 
33,7% 
70,7% 
Montenegro 
10.179 
10.190 
10.223 
10.360 
10.241 
-1,1% 
10.239 
Montserrat 
38 
40 
37 
36 
34 
35 
32 
45 
42 
55 
40 
-27,3% 
40 
3,1% 
4,2% 
Morocco 
60.503 
61.500 
57.520 
64.355 
61.320 
62.100 
59.600 
57.958 
62.800 
20.300 
56.600 
178,8% 
56.405 
-6,8% 
-6,5% 
Mozambique 
6.748 
6.200 
7.579 
7.772 
7.942 
8.213 
6.800 
7.500 
7.512 
7.997 
8.000 
0,0% 
7.552 
11,9% 
18,6% 
Myanmar 
18.819 
29.319 
29.702 
32.696 
34.820 
34.770 
34.800 
34.800 
37.720 
38.832 
40.300 
3,8% 
34.776 
84,8% 
114,1% 
Namibia 
80 
155 
230 
310 
380 
460 
540 
690 
650 
930 
950 
2,2% 
530 
561,9% 
1087,5% 
Nepal 
101.178 
129.019 
135.093 
140.171 
143.027 
146.789 
150.864 
153.534 
156.737 
181.900 
185.342 
1,9% 
152.248 
50,5% 
83,2% 
Netherlands 
174.443 
163.900 
165.200 
158.644 
163.905 
156.000 
155.800 
156.900 
151.900 
154.971 
156.969 
1,3% 
158.419 
-9,2% 
-10,0% 
New Caledonia 
140 
175 
180 
100 
130 
150 
175 
180 
170 
150 
90 
-40,0% 
150 
7,1% 
-35,7% 
New Zealand 
10.335 
11.214 
10.611 
10.930 
11.080 
11.030 
11.717 
10.050 
11.000 
11.398 
12.700 
11,4% 
11.173 
8,1% 
22,9% 
Nicaragua 
1.910 
2.100 
2.150 
2.200 
2.250 
2.300 
2.350 
2.400 
2.400 
2.500 
1.800 
-28,0% 
2.245 
17,5% 
-5,8% 
Niger 
760 
420 
600 
800 
1.100 
1.300 
2.800 
3.240 
1.275 
1.969 
2.000 
1,6% 
1.550 
104,0% 
163,1% 
Nigeria 
53.870 
212.000 
224.000 
235.000 
246.000 
260.000 
266.000 
269.000 
263.000 
250.000 
250.000 
0,0% 
247.500 
359,4% 
364,1% 
Norway 
17.570 
15.130 
15.120 
14.576 
14.186 
13.700 
13.906 
14.466 
14.321 
13.749 
13.240 
-3,7% 
14.239 
-19,0% 
-24,6% 
Occupied Palestinian Territory 
1.879 
1.655 
1.972 
1.900 
1.375 
1.790 
2.115 
2.030 
2.118 
2.066 
1.273 
-38,4% 
1.829 
-2,7% 
-32,3% 
Oceania + (Total) 
51.217 
51.663 
48.991 
47.204 
47.601 
48.908 
47.424 
44.600 
49.663 
44.418 
49.459 
11,3% 
47.993 
-6,3% 
-3,4% 
Oman 
351 
389 
500 
538 
560 
209 
190 
319 
390 
339 
341 
0,6% 
378 
7,5% 
-2,9% 
Pakistan 
87.140 
101.453 
105.220 
115.832 
109.700 
112.000 
117.500 
133.400 
154.300 
145.000 
138.500 
-4,5% 
123.291 
41,5% 
58,9% 
Panama 
1.082 
1.256 
1.142 
1.050 
1.101 
1.257 
861 
1.084 
868 
1.104 
1.200 
8,7% 
1.092 
1,0% 
10,9% 
Papua New Guinea 
100 
151 
152 
180 
181 
200 
194 
200 
220 
220 
210 
-4,5% 
191 
91,6% 
110,8% 
Paraguay 
270 
202 
196 
135 
155 
170 
190 
200 
192 
187 
200 
7,0% 
183 
-32,4% 
-26,0% 
Peru 
223.041 
234.242 
270.893 
258.003 
246.771 
264.055 
260.847 
268.160 
278.546 
282.356 
289.873 
2,7% 
265.375 
19,0% 
30,0% 
Philippines 
7.304 
5.322 
5.366 
5.394 
5.446 
5.497 
5.450 
7.939 
7.994 
7.904 
8.129 
2,8% 
6.444 
-11,8% 
11,3% 
Poland 
1.493.214 
1.194.230 
803.384 
765.771 
713.250 
588.184 
597.230 
549.400 
548.884 
507.952 
490.853 
-3,4% 
675.914 
-54,7% 
-67,1% 
Portugal 
86.806 
49.789 
52.600 
48.127 
47.906 
41.786 
41.386 
41.400 
38.900 
28.600 
25.800 
-9,8% 
41.629 
-52,0% 
-70,3% 
Qatar 
9 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
4 
4 
4 
5 
25,0% 
3 
-65,5% 
-42,5%
Table 1.2: World potato area (ha) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/201) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91-00 / Ø01- 10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
Republic of Korea 
26.731 
24.691 
24.673 
20.219 
25.141 
32.728 
23.957 
20.421 
20.540 
21.396 
24.913 
16,4% 
23.868 
-10,7% 
-6,8% 
Republic of Moldova 
64.369 
42.659 
45.037 
38.476 
34.560 
35.871 
34.437 
35.400 
31.247 
28.202 
27.618 
-2,1% 
35.351 
-45,1% 
-57,1% 
Réunion 
576 
173 
175 
200 
300 
430 
480 
500 
500 
450 
510 
13,3% 
372 
-35,4% 
-11,4% 
Romania 
252.551 
276.700 
283.200 
281.868 
254.005 
285.312 
283.089 
272.548 
259.744 
260.317 
246.982 
-5,1% 
270.377 
7,1% 
-2,2% 
Russian Federation 
3.334.482 
3.216.200 
3.198.110 
3.175.000 
3.130.000 
3.070.510 
2.962.420 
2.851.660 
2.097.000 
2.182.400 
2.109.100 
-3,4% 
2.799.240 
-16,1% 
-36,7% 
Rwanda 
42.802 
117.403 
124.972 
133.954 
133.418 
135.622 
139.750 
124.621 
127.226 
126.167 
150.777 
19,5% 
131.391 
207,0% 
252,3% 
Saint Kitts and Nevis 
18 
14 
13 
15 
16 
12 
8 
9 
9 
8 
3 
-62,5% 
11 
-41,2% 
-83,5% 
Saudi Arabia 
13.745 
13.112 
13.777 
13.687 
14.864 
18.105 
19.361 
19.700 
17.926 
17.665 
20.500 
16,0% 
16.870 
22,7% 
49,1% 
Senegal 
642 
496 
295 
486 
486 
384 
524 
500 
250 
750 
750 
0,0% 
492 
-23,3% 
16,9% 
Serbia 
84.434 
81.379 
81.172 
78.169 
76.675 
-1,9% 
80.366 
Serbia and Montenegro 
111.684 
93.554 
101.703 
98.636 
99.400 
95.347 
97.728 
-12,5% 
Slovakia 
35.415 
26.200 
26.056 
25.703 
24.226 
19.101 
18.384 
17.769 
14.270 
11.620 
11.000 
-5,3% 
19.433 
-45,1% 
-68,9% 
Slovenia 
10.238 
7.785 
7.113 
6.832 
6.832 
6.306 
5.918 
5.736 
4.427 
4.175 
4.125 
-1,2% 
5.925 
-42,1% 
-59,7% 
South Africa 
58.838 
56.000 
48.000 
50.000 
52.000 
53.000 
56.000 
58.000 
60.000 
55.000 
62.200 
13,1% 
55.020 
-6,5% 
5,7% 
Spain 
185.836 
115.126 
110.146 
101.101 
102.120 
94.998 
87.199 
85.728 
81.825 
84.600 
77.100 
-8,9% 
93.994 
-49,4% 
-58,5% 
Sri Lanka 
5.767 
4.250 
6.610 
6.310 
5.490 
5.610 
5.300 
5.330 
5.150 
4.140 
3.840 
-7,2% 
5.203 
-9,8% 
-33,4% 
Sudan (former) 
10.014 
17.035 
17.702 
18.550 
20.168 
22.268 
15.000 
15.708 
17.220 
18.060 
18.900 
4,7% 
18.061 
80,4% 
88,7% 
Swaziland 
2.535 
3.252 
3.100 
3.250 
3.380 
3.350 
3.000 
3.144 
3.006 
3.505 
3.600 
2,7% 
3.259 
28,5% 
42,0% 
Sweden 
34.918 
32.236 
31.731 
30.540 
31.671 
30.453 
28.180 
28.522 
26.900 
26.960 
27.100 
0,5% 
29.429 
-15,7% 
-22,4% 
Switzerland 
16.438 
13.784 
13.457 
13.578 
13.335 
12.510 
12.081 
11.768 
11.058 
11.215 
10.874 
-3,0% 
12.366 
-24,8% 
-33,9% 
Syrian Arab Republic 
22.325 
21.243 
24.101 
24.750 
27.304 
29.500 
27.720 
31.082 
36.172 
35.751 
34.500 
-3,5% 
29.212 
30,9% 
54,5% 
Tajikistan 
14.060 
23.242 
22.573 
25.988 
28.810 
28.290 
28.900 
30.320 
28.676 
29.838 
31.764 
6,5% 
27.840 
98,0% 
125,9% 
Thailand 
5.346 
7.522 
8.066 
6.669 
6.969 
7.538 
7.759 
7.981 
7.610 
7.616 
9.371 
23,0% 
7.710 
44,2% 
75,3% 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
13.449 
13.000 
14.100 
14.096 
14.000 
12.893 
13.357 
13.799 
13.554 
13.893 
13.398 
-3,6% 
13.609 
1,2% 
-0,4% 
Timor-Leste 
272 
400 
405 
447 
453 
300 
400 
800 
1.223 
940 
910 
-3,2% 
628 
130,5% 
234,1% 
Tunisia 
18.930 
21.300 
22.080 
22.300 
24.200 
25.080 
24.900 
24.550 
24.800 
22.450 
25.800 
14,9% 
23.746 
25,4% 
36,3% 
Turkey 
202.521 
200.000 
198.000 
195.000 
179.000 
154.300 
157.908 
152.512 
147.812 
142.684 
140.665 
-1,4% 
166.788 
-17,6% 
-30,5% 
Turkmenistan 
6.466 
18.000 
25.000 
27.000 
28.000 
30.000 
30.000 
41.000 
40.000 
40.000 
40.000 
0,0% 
31.900 
393,4% 
518,7% 
Uganda 
50.733 
73.000 
78.000 
80.000 
83.000 
86.000 
90.000 
93.000 
97.000 
101.000 
102.000 
1,0% 
88.300 
74,0% 
101,1% 
Ukraine 
1.568.721 
1.604.700 
1.592.300 
1.586.900 
1.556.000 
1.515.900 
1.461.500 
1.453.300 
1.408.900 
1.411.800 
1.411.900 
0,0% 
1.500.320 
-4,4% 
-10,0% 
United Arab Emirates 
307 
511 
495 
270 
270 
270 
270 
270 
270 
280 
330 
17,9% 
324 
5,3% 
7,4% 
United Kingdom 
171.275 
165.000 
158.000 
145.000 
148.700 
137.400 
141.000 
140.200 
144.000 
144.000 
138.000 
-4,2% 
146.130 
-14,7% 
-19,4% 
United Republic of Tanzania 
73.479 
76.721 
77.200 
83.255 
89.310 
125.990 
126.000 
125.000 
134.415 
173.507 
145.000 
-16,4% 
115.640 
57,4% 
97,3% 
United States of America 
550.222 
494.086 
512.297 
505.701 
471.869 
439.574 
453.334 
454.143 
423.666 
422.492 
407.923 
-3,4% 
458.509 
-16,7% 
-25,9% 
Uruguay 
12.467 
8.269 
10.913 
10.680 
8.627 
8.326 
8.569 
7.925 
6.294 
6.353 
5.707 
-10,2% 
8.166 
-34,5% 
-54,2% 
USSR 
6.014.800 
Uzbekistan 
49.292 
50.800 
48.900 
49.200 
52.140 
49.810 
52.590 
56.008 
59.700 
62.800 
68.000 
8,3% 
54.995 
11,6% 
38,0% 
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 
17.299 
18.702 
19.590 
17.007 
18.848 
24.210 
24.325 
24.597 
22.025 
25.000 
23.000 
-8,0% 
21.730 
25,6% 
33,0% 
Viet Nam 
31.029 
30.000 
32.102 
33.887 
34.000 
35.000 
35.000 
36.000 
36.000 
37.000 
37.100 
0,3% 
34.609 
11,5% 
19,6% 
Yemen 
14.646 
17.325 
17.627 
17.834 
16.870 
17.155 
17.831 
19.340 
23.010 
21.497 
23.169 
7,8% 
19.166 
30,9% 
58,2%
Table 1.3: World yields of potatoes (100 kg/ha) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91-00 / Ø01-10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
World + (Total) 
157.189 
158.142 
165.123 
164.617 
174.927 
168.033 
166.009 
172.812 
180.371 
178.007 
173.924 
-2,3% 
170.197 
8,3% 
10,6% 
Afghanistan 
168.471 
167.857 
164.286 
166.667 
176.471 
150.000 
150.000 
150.400 
140.000 
140.000 
120.000 
-14,3% 
152.568 
-9,4% 
-28,8% 
Africa + (Total) 
112.852 
111.594 
109.669 
110.138 
109.100 
103.151 
109.882 
108.167 
119.098 
116.827 
122.013 
4,4% 
111.964 
-0,8% 
8,1% 
Albania 
107.838 
148.818 
153.868 
151.301 
149.346 
167.061 
170.745 
188.902 
193.878 
219.780 
231.111 
5,2% 
177.481 
64,6% 
114,3% 
Algeria 
129.733 
147.018 
183.724 
212.037 
203.585 
216.267 
220.689 
189.927 
236.393 
250.764 
253.077 
0,9% 
211.348 
62,9% 
95,1% 
Americas + (Total) 
225.020 
240.904 
244.282 
249.891 
256.166 
250.724 
256.727 
255.357 
256.319 
257.753 
250.242 
-2,9% 
251.837 
11,9% 
11,2% 
Angola 
65.392 
137.454 
61.857 
61.534 
28.464 
23.646 
52.148 
62.138 
85.085 
79.589 
80.431 
1,1% 
67.235 
2,8% 
23,0% 
Argentina 
242.711 
283.768 
251.347 
279.269 
288.717 
283.917 
285.828 
286.765 
279.412 
286.765 
289.220 
0,9% 
281.501 
16,0% 
19,2% 
Armenia 
121.591 
114.586 
122.814 
157.194 
161.509 
164.498 
163.418 
184.719 
189.096 
185.496 
170.146 
-8,3% 
161.348 
32,7% 
39,9% 
Asia + (Total) 
147.892 
150.447 
161.879 
159.740 
167.019 
160.578 
151.915 
158.687 
166.854 
161.500 
167.981 
4,0% 
160.660 
8,6% 
13,6% 
Australia 
301.201 
325.500 
351.359 
347.439 
362.788 
344.117 
354.318 
355.464 
366.643 
361.745 
351.335 
-2,9% 
352.071 
16,9% 
16,6% 
Austria 
267.542 
300.394 
303.832 
265.287 
316.117 
343.985 
298.641 
294.931 
331.993 
324.947 
305.703 
-5,9% 
308.583 
15,3% 
14,3% 
Azerbaijan 
89.725 
109.794 
121.145 
129.604 
141.416 
153.214 
149.497 
154.570 
156.429 
149.950 
144.945 
-3,3% 
141.056 
57,2% 
61,5% 
Bahrain 
152.002 
110.000 
190.000 
180.000 
180.000 
50.000 
130.000 
255.556 
210.000 
166.667 
157.143 
-5,7% 
162.937 
7,2% 
3,4% 
Bangladesh 
110.849 
129.163 
126.010 
138.021 
144.313 
148.805 
143.848 
149.768 
165.373 
133.367 
182.299 
36,7% 
146.097 
31,8% 
64,5% 
Belarus 
126.177 
122.132 
134.922 
164.350 
195.459 
177.299 
191.956 
211.948 
220.735 
186.040 
213.518 
14,8% 
181.836 
44,1% 
69,2% 
Belgium 
444.058 
412.267 
471.475 
425.319 
483.954 
428.136 
385.452 
469.492 
460.712 
447.084 
422.676 
-5,5% 
440.657 
-0,8% 
-4,8% 
Belgium-Luxembourg 
452.146 
Belize 
93.575 
104.951 
75.119 
60.759 
136.981 
111.720 
131.573 
75.873 
129.104 
134.810 
137.500 
2,0% 
109.839 
17,4% 
46,9% 
Benin 
67.488 
20.000 
20.000 
26.000 
16.667 
12.727 
26.000 
30.000 
32.500 
36.364 
40.000 
10,0% 
26.026 
-61,4% 
-40,7% 
Bermuda 
247.732 
240.000 
222.222 
220.000 
250.000 
234.286 
225.000 
244.444 
228.667 
234.444 
250.000 
6,6% 
234.906 
-5,2% 
0,9% 
Bhutan 
114.485 
77.143 
75.267 
98.279 
138.521 
91.444 
95.728 
101.212 
95.006 
98.644 
117.374 
19,0% 
98.862 
-13,6% 
2,5% 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 
49.437 
56.778 
57.170 
57.126 
56.423 
56.699 
55.759 
53.667 
54.067 
52.309 
54.065 
3,4% 
55.406 
12,1% 
9,4% 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 
79.345 
87.995 
93.282 
70.863 
103.295 
110.905 
100.915 
93.783 
106.066 
112.701 
104.566 
-7,2% 
98.437 
24,1% 
31,8% 
Brazil 
151.547 
185.007 
194.038 
203.426 
213.525 
220.095 
223.802 
240.356 
253.729 
248.299 
258.859 
4,3% 
224.114 
47,9% 
70,8% 
Bulgaria 
101.069 
123.921 
120.894 
151.312 
186.855 
156.448 
157.758 
133.197 
163.091 
165.509 
181.957 
9,9% 
154.094 
52,5% 
80,0% 
Burkina Faso 
41.727 
15.852 
20.527 
20.000 
18.849 
20.000 
20.000 
20.000 
17.264 
12.798 
17.500 
36,7% 
18.279 
-56,2% 
-58,1% 
Burundi 
29.020 
20.145 
24.855 
22.994 
19.064 
26.957 
26.290 
25.953 
26.273 
27.711 
25.810 
-6,9% 
24.605 
-15,2% 
-11,1% 
Cameroon 
29.047 
51.674 
39.452 
35.061 
31.159 
25.900 
27.330 
26.587 
26.367 
25.345 
25.150 
-0,8% 
31.403 
8,1% 
-13,4% 
Canada 
272.550 
253.251 
275.315 
292.024 
304.862 
283.766 
321.821 
314.573 
312.066 
313.126 
316.055 
0,9% 
298.686 
9,6% 
16,0% 
Cape Verde 
154.585 
161.905 
163.348 
150.862 
154.239 
158.444 
163.636 
165.217 
186.756 
185.050 
184.314 
-0,4% 
167.377 
8,3% 
19,2% 
Central African Republic 
25.830 
22.670 
19.051 
17.405 
15.824 
14.778 
14.536 
15.085 
16.687 
12.403 
11.650 
-6,1% 
16.009 
-38,0% 
-54,9% 
Chad 
63.220 
51.120 
45.157 
42.034 
41.655 
44.439 
56.840 
96.380 
84.400 
83.333 
83.667 
0,4% 
62.903 
-0,5% 
32,3% 
Chile 
153.136 
191.735 
212.397 
195.309 
192.104 
200.601 
220.155 
152.389 
172.591 
205.101 
212.986 
3,8% 
195.537 
27,7% 
39,1% 
China 
136.904 
136.841 
150.398 
150.605 
157.140 
145.222 
128.245 
146.283 
151.821 
144.170 
147.315 
2,2% 
145.804 
6,5% 
7,6% 
Colombia 
155.679 
143.742 
156.377 
164.360 
158.199 
151.954 
159.034 
166.986 
176.013 
183.793 
149.463 
-18,7% 
160.992 
3,4% 
-4,0% 
Comoros 
143.086 
150.000 
140.800 
142.857 
145.641 
125.500 
142.857 
164.359 
163.415 
165.217 
160.000 
-3,2% 
150.065 
4,9% 
11,8% 
Congo 
85.298 
88.000 
89.980 
89.310 
88.542 
89.286 
88.235 
87.755 
88.235 
88.182 
88.448 
0,3% 
88.597 
3,9% 
3,7% 
Costa Rica 
227.894 
265.155 
261.716 
253.549 
244.357 
243.595 
235.761 
235.305 
245.822 
250.144 
249.489 
-0,3% 
248.489 
9,0% 
9,5% 
Croatia 
92.718 
102.106 
113.892 
59.440 
153.997 
144.638 
163.810 
170.730 
170.369 
193.036 
163.115 
-15,5% 
143.513 
54,8% 
75,9% 
Cuba 
197.403 
260.496 
257.689 
239.710 
263.995 
254.222 
246.406 
147.098 
200.327 
223.237 
220.851 
-1,1% 
231.403 
17,2% 
11,9% 
Cyprus 
204.476 
211.724 
258.304 
231.911 
244.703 
246.365 
297.203 
247.218 
225.049 
221.328 
169.072 
-23,6% 
235.288 
15,1% 
-17,3% 
Czech Republic 
193.246 
208.818 
235.729 
189.681 
239.561 
280.835 
230.525 
257.150 
258.346 
262.209 
245.461 
-6,4% 
240.832 
24,6% 
27,0% 
Czechoslovakia 
162.014
Table 1.3: World yields of potatoes (100 kg/ha) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91-00 / Ø01-10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
105.248 
120.831 
95.152 
108.085 
108.571 
108.947 
121.622 
110.186 
84.137 
117.293 
128.421 
9,5% 
110.325 
4,8% 
22,0% 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 
47.826 
46.333 
46.380 
46.330 
46.331 
46.329 
46.329 
46.331 
46.330 
46.330 
46.331 
0,0% 
46.335 
-3,1% 
-3,1% 
Denmark 
372.948 
403.829 
399.066 
391.191 
397.415 
394.100 
352.642 
385.647 
416.339 
415.861 
352.675 
-15,2% 
390.877 
4,8% 
-5,4% 
Dominica 
144.122 
121.538 
134.545 
100.000 
96.923 
83.571 
113.000 
132.222 
147.500 
124.545 
130.000 
4,4% 
118.384 
-17,9% 
-9,8% 
Dominican Republic 
105.268 
183.821 
166.370 
183.625 
179.600 
220.766 
222.125 
216.325 
210.654 
219.707 
232.776 
5,9% 
203.577 
93,4% 
121,1% 
Ecuador 
77.852 
97.253 
91.998 
74.938 
71.587 
69.668 
69.768 
68.022 
61.416 
58.530 
87.422 
49,4% 
75.060 
-3,6% 
12,3% 
Egypt 
214.749 
238.739 
240.383 
246.150 
244.443 
250.826 
250.085 
255.717 
259.390 
264.240 
259.212 
-1,9% 
250.919 
16,8% 
20,7% 
El Salvador 
165.831 
229.878 
236.013 
227.674 
288.786 
221.220 
220.517 
218.481 
218.555 
252.417 
252.796 
0,2% 
236.634 
42,7% 
52,4% 
Eritrea 
77.595 
58.050 
61.120 
43.400 
64.000 
79.311 
78.493 
24.508 
8.406 
12.000 
15.000 
25,0% 
44.429 
-42,7% 
-80,7% 
Estonia 
131.462 
155.249 
131.599 
143.933 
103.416 
150.277 
132.608 
171.977 
142.273 
152.752 
174.562 
14,3% 
145.865 
11,0% 
32,8% 
Ethiopia 
78.477 
92.222 
104.872 
93.349 
98.595 
72.801 
72.801 
71.914 
79.724 
79.822 
82.015 
2,7% 
84.812 
8,1% 
4,5% 
Ethiopia PDR 
80.000 
Europe + (Total) 
154.328 
155.592 
159.234 
160.066 
178.002 
172.231 
171.793 
183.246 
194.303 
196.808 
176.954 
-10,1% 
174.823 
13,3% 
14,7% 
European Union + (Total) 
228.376 
239.015 
268.545 
248.572 
286.171 
271.473 
250.690 
288.454 
287.246 
298.791 
284.849 
-4,7% 
272.381 
19,3% 
24,7% 
Faroe Islands 
152.112 
158.941 
175.732 
164.359 
171.842 
175.352 
166.269 
140.000 
152.784 
157.895 
140.000 
-11,3% 
160.317 
5,4% 
-8,0% 
Fiji 
71.624 
70.000 
109.000 
110.000 
114.000 
77.778 
80.000 
84.444 
82.000 
77.778 
70.000 
-10,0% 
87.500 
22,2% 
-2,3% 
Finland 
212.795 
244.267 
261.779 
215.122 
226.886 
256.990 
205.607 
256.996 
261.221 
286.098 
261.548 
-8,6% 
247.651 
16,4% 
22,9% 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
110.463 
133.077 
129.887 
123.802 
142.143 
144.771 
140.859 
131.087 
140.996 
149.105 
151.011 
1,3% 
138.674 
25,5% 
36,7% 
France 
361.524 
374.626 
423.804 
403.625 
454.162 
422.227 
401.909 
454.397 
417.335 
420.110 
430.590 
2,5% 
420.279 
16,3% 
19,1% 
French Polynesia 
93.634 
86.036 
89.474 
88.235 
86.625 
84.878 
88.167 
92.308 
94.932 
94.032 
90.000 
-4,3% 
89.469 
-4,4% 
-3,9% 
Georgia 
115.599 
115.597 
113.615 
116.563 
113.481 
108.613 
73.991 
108.113 
80.921 
120.444 
110.531 
-8,2% 
106.187 
-8,1% 
-4,4% 
Germany 
368.273 
422.432 
404.526 
345.177 
441.758 
419.798 
365.680 
423.471 
437.606 
440.557 
399.761 
-9,3% 
410.077 
11,4% 
8,6% 
Greece 
201.550 
205.090 
193.763 
206.710 
207.764 
184.232 
198.412 
204.824 
253.134 
253.134 
252.070 
-0,4% 
215.913 
7,1% 
25,1% 
Guatemala 
210.898 
234.553 
236.227 
225.732 
255.804 
268.402 
247.663 
245.118 
258.180 
263.584 
252.146 
-4,3% 
248.741 
17,9% 
19,6% 
Guinea 
63.371 
61.356 
61.262 
61.011 
59.380 
62.267 
61.627 
61.714 
0,1% 
61.499 
Haiti 
134.079 
129.412 
127.500 
133.249 
127.778 
130.000 
140.998 
131.818 
130.435 
125.000 
125.000 
0,0% 
130.119 
-3,0% 
-6,8% 
Honduras 
123.945 
170.700 
165.543 
181.102 
172.745 
161.908 
162.963 
181.923 
210.827 
166.654 
149.887 
-10,1% 
172.425 
39,1% 
20,9% 
Hungary 
173.832 
250.499 
221.222 
185.869 
253.210 
258.776 
249.942 
221.693 
269.012 
251.082 
217.319 
-13,4% 
237.862 
36,8% 
25,0% 
Iceland 
120.589 
142.075 
110.000 
88.625 
160.000 
184.000 
200.000 
182.584 
175.562 
133.427 
175.562 
31,6% 
155.184 
28,7% 
45,6% 
India 
167.268 
183.627 
194.173 
173.208 
188.091 
188.908 
185.920 
164.101 
192.973 
188.103 
199.299 
6,0% 
185.840 
11,1% 
19,1% 
Indonesia 
151.237 
148.495 
155.903 
153.206 
163.870 
164.014 
169.363 
160.919 
166.718 
165.123 
159.446 
-3,4% 
160.706 
6,3% 
5,4% 
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 
204.750 
199.689 
226.265 
243.033 
242.162 
254.693 
257.472 
270.144 
265.194 
266.738 
277.124 
3,9% 
250.251 
22,2% 
35,3% 
Iraq 
161.161 
163.947 
170.047 
170.146 
162.581 
158.431 
176.444 
179.580 
105.689 
113.273 
157.254 
38,8% 
155.739 
-3,4% 
-2,4% 
Ireland 
288.635 
334.266 
336.759 
343.803 
415.188 
346.780 
332.922 
340.991 
309.917 
280.078 
270.902 
-3,3% 
331.161 
14,7% 
-6,1% 
Israel 
341.904 
347.647 
327.394 
257.241 
354.899 
353.927 
304.376 
364.002 
322.869 
320.438 
248.258 
-22,5% 
320.105 
-6,4% 
-27,4% 
Italy 
230.117 
250.910 
240.998 
217.701 
251.486 
250.820 
246.071 
256.305 
227.242 
251.285 
249.684 
-0,6% 
244.250 
6,1% 
8,5% 
Jamaica 
134.859 
144.634 
148.595 
149.111 
156.346 
156.141 
166.966 
164.330 
164.850 
169.416 
142.411 
-15,9% 
156.280 
15,9% 
5,6% 
Japan 
313.128 
318.172 
334.130 
332.466 
330.734 
316.341 
304.273 
340.000 
323.086 
295.909 
300.245 
1,5% 
319.536 
2,0% 
-4,1% 
Jordan 
246.685 
269.245 
300.782 
322.349 
365.455 
354.944 
303.198 
274.908 
239.238 
312.382 
301.761 
-3,4% 
304.426 
23,4% 
22,3% 
Kazakhstan 
94.424 
132.895 
139.270 
139.045 
134.481 
150.137 
153.850 
155.794 
144.354 
161.809 
142.955 
-11,7% 
145.459 
54,0% 
51,4% 
Kenya 
89.220 
91.596 
77.113 
96.729 
84.400 
81.111 
67.365 
70.833 
48.893 
26.124 
29.413 
12,6% 
67.358 
-24,5% 
-67,0% 
Kuwait 
294.133 
412.565 
249.500 
273.469 
272.895 
272.895 
272.895 
276.471 
276.471 
304.331 
301.136 
-1,0% 
291.263 
-1,0% 
2,4% 
Kyrgyzstan 
125.010 
158.221 
237.869 
157.200 
159.938 
150.370 
154.716 
158.947 
157.047 
159.993 
158.885 
-0,7% 
165.319 
32,2% 
27,1% 
Lao People's Democratic Republic 
64.719 
61.818 
53.264 
54.587 
44.676 
52.204 
52.254 
51.880 
53.256 
53.243 
51.282 
-3,7% 
52.846 
-18,3% 
-20,8%
Table 1.3: World yields of potatoes (100 kg/ha) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91-00 / Ø01-10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
Latvia 
132.085 
111.670 
143.358 
135.348 
128.507 
145.942 
122.151 
159.330 
178.148 
175.133 
160.797 
-8,2% 
146.038 
10,6% 
21,7% 
Lebanon 
215.370 
215.966 
234.970 
217.260 
255.504 
259.594 
200.000 
256.020 
256.020 
251.220 
241.218 
-4,0% 
238.777 
10,9% 
12,0% 
Lesotho 
154.503 
162.963 
183.636 
155.535 
170.109 
161.696 
179.945 
166.071 
166.379 
124.014 
134.521 
8,5% 
160.487 
3,9% 
-12,9% 
Libya 
156.214 
195.000 
195.000 
196.726 
195.000 
195.460 
195.440 
193.333 
193.333 
212.760 
193.333 
-9,1% 
196.539 
25,8% 
23,8% 
Lithuania 
135.944 
102.868 
154.365 
154.402 
128.802 
120.987 
79.083 
109.110 
148.017 
142.167 
130.055 
-8,5% 
126.986 
-6,6% 
-4,3% 
Luxembourg 
282.630 
310.218 
299.182 
294.205 
350.299 
317.911 
276.454 
318.469 
360.199 
331.854 
317.577 
-4,3% 
317.637 
12,4% 
12,4% 
Madagascar 
57.384 
59.661 
59.621 
51.036 
56.139 
58.281 
57.249 
57.533 
57.165 
57.171 
54.826 
-4,1% 
56.868 
-0,9% 
-4,5% 
Malawi 
95.463 
135.370 
126.772 
130.916 
120.873 
90.370 
133.445 
151.922 
146.009 
161.923 
160.600 
-0,8% 
135.820 
42,3% 
68,2% 
Mali 
177.424 
185.714 
236.418 
229.547 
163.954 
194.956 
238.984 
240.551 
239.915 
237.913 
206.175 
-13,3% 
217.413 
22,5% 
16,2% 
Malta 
220.001 
142.114 
239.028 
201.976 
207.118 
238.024 
225.000 
202.086 
271.429 
143.843 
67.857 
-52,8% 
193.848 
-11,9% 
-69,2% 
Martinique 
25.000 
25.000 
Mauritania 
49.205 
51.429 
51.282 
51.907 
53.131 
51.163 
56.327 
46.390 
52.477 
51.933 
51.163 
-1,5% 
51.720 
5,1% 
4,0% 
Mauritius 
201.467 
209.884 
220.116 
210.187 
185.272 
213.306 
238.105 
251.918 
229.444 
231.096 
203.649 
-11,9% 
219.298 
8,9% 
1,1% 
Mexico 
197.109 
237.799 
237.558 
254.313 
242.399 
259.662 
248.610 
270.565 
277.258 
277.374 
277.579 
0,1% 
258.312 
31,0% 
40,8% 
Mongolia 
77.530 
65.507 
50.707 
93.425 
88.327 
84.801 
101.716 
99.887 
109.652 
111.801 
121.584 
8,8% 
92.741 
19,6% 
56,8% 
Montenegro 
130.448 
104.916 
131.181 
150.946 
145.740 
-3,4% 
132.646 
Montserrat 
34.133 
40.000 
40.541 
41.389 
42.941 
50.857 
47.813 
33.333 
43.095 
38.182 
52.500 
37,5% 
43.065 
26,2% 
53,8% 
Morocco 
174.550 
187.740 
231.985 
217.772 
241.650 
238.090 
263.272 
247.976 
244.675 
608.113 
283.502 
-53,4% 
276.478 
58,4% 
62,4% 
Mozambique 
113.344 
143.774 
116.629 
125.257 
127.815 
109.276 
132.353 
133.333 
139.151 
137.552 
138.125 
0,4% 
130.327 
15,0% 
21,9% 
Myanmar 
99.898 
106.416 
108.747 
105.823 
113.728 
129.422 
135.345 
145.977 
138.123 
141.121 
126.055 
-10,7% 
125.076 
25,2% 
26,2% 
Namibia 
125.000 
129.032 
130.435 
129.032 
110.579 
113.065 
69.796 
127.855 
131.969 
130.495 
131.579 
0,8% 
120.384 
-3,7% 
5,3% 
Nepal 
87.949 
101.824 
109.018 
109.247 
114.899 
118.458 
130.897 
126.568 
131.100 
133.263 
135.841 
1,9% 
121.112 
37,7% 
54,5% 
Netherlands 
427.137 
434.106 
445.686 
407.753 
456.832 
434.423 
400.488 
437.884 
455.741 
463.376 
435.980 
-5,9% 
437.227 
2,4% 
2,1% 
New Caledonia 
154.061 
107.657 
108.000 
106.200 
106.154 
110.933 
100.457 
100.167 
104.294 
99.200 
96.444 
-2,8% 
103.951 
-32,5% 
-37,4% 
New Zealand 
415.028 
445.871 
471.209 
457.457 
451.264 
453.309 
427.584 
477.612 
459.091 
478.154 
418.189 
-12,5% 
453.974 
9,4% 
0,8% 
Nicaragua 
140.024 
128.571 
132.558 
131.818 
133.333 
134.783 
138.298 
137.500 
137.500 
136.000 
136.667 
0,5% 
134.703 
-3,8% 
-2,4% 
Niger 
94.203 
100.881 
100.000 
100.000 
104.545 
102.308 
115.357 
99.691 
177.412 
172.504 
175.000 
1,4% 
124.770 
32,4% 
85,8% 
Nigeria 
55.148 
28.255 
28.438 
28.851 
29.512 
29.846 
31.504 
24.610 
42.015 
36.591 
36.012 
-1,6% 
31.563 
-42,8% 
-34,7% 
Norway 
243.421 
257.303 
257.937 
251.620 
279.430 
231.107 
272.042 
227.959 
278.193 
241.836 
242.523 
0,3% 
253.995 
4,3% 
-0,4% 
Occupied Palestinian Territory 
277.559 
311.444 
302.130 
297.747 
298.858 
334.022 
309.853 
309.557 
326.629 
359.482 
314.218 
-12,6% 
316.394 
14,0% 
13,2% 
Oceania + (Total) 
322.494 
349.504 
374.925 
370.730 
380.960 
366.320 
369.825 
380.128 
384.338 
388.732 
366.301 
-5,8% 
373.176 
15,7% 
13,6% 
Oman 
241.157 
326.170 
309.080 
287.249 
276.984 
284.619 
283.737 
284.232 
284.615 
294.985 
211.144 
-28,4% 
284.282 
17,9% 
-12,4% 
Pakistan 
133.133 
164.180 
163.629 
168.028 
176.673 
180.795 
133.447 
193.516 
164.550 
202.848 
226.823 
11,8% 
177.449 
33,3% 
70,4% 
Panama 
164.062 
206.170 
225.149 
229.295 
224.732 
200.517 
276.678 
218.524 
257.074 
233.370 
195.775 
-16,1% 
226.728 
38,2% 
19,3% 
Papua New Guinea 
43.878 
47.550 
48.026 
44.444 
45.801 
45.000 
45.412 
45.000 
44.545 
45.455 
42.857 
-5,7% 
45.409 
3,5% 
-2,3% 
Paraguay 
57.751 
54.257 
56.020 
64.000 
63.290 
62.353 
64.737 
65.000 
65.104 
69.519 
65.000 
-6,5% 
62.928 
9,0% 
12,6% 
Peru 
95.199 
114.862 
121.751 
121.854 
121.901 
124.584 
124.534 
126.342 
129.138 
133.353 
131.588 
-1,3% 
124.991 
31,3% 
38,2% 
Philippines 
140.519 
124.044 
125.867 
126.159 
127.536 
127.633 
127.451 
149.259 
151.753 
150.758 
153.366 
1,7% 
136.383 
-2,9% 
9,1% 
Poland 
171.919 
162.271 
193.231 
179.316 
196.266 
176.293 
150.394 
214.618 
190.607 
191.018 
178.586 
-6,5% 
183.260 
6,6% 
3,9% 
Portugal 
141.604 
139.398 
148.534 
152.893 
160.683 
137.918 
147.683 
154.324 
145.656 
152.168 
148.837 
-2,2% 
148.809 
5,1% 
5,1% 
Qatar 
97.725 
80.000 
75.000 
80.000 
80.000 
90.000 
103.333 
100.000 
100.000 
112.500 
100.000 
-11,1% 
92.083 
-5,8% 
2,3% 
Republic of Korea 
230.356 
244.472 
270.001 
246.501 
255.597 
273.226 
263.424 
281.277 
294.349 
276.245 
247.544 
-10,4% 
265.264 
15,2% 
7,5% 
Republic of Moldova 
64.332 
90.210 
72.206 
78.698 
91.920 
105.440 
109.462 
56.328 
86.741 
92.510 
101.256 
9,5% 
88.477 
37,5% 
57,4% 
Réunion 
155.914 
232.370 
208.514 
201.850 
181.467 
149.302 
140.625 
120.000 
140.000 
120.000 
145.098 
20,9% 
163.923 
5,1% 
-6,9%
Table 1.3: World yields of potatoes (100 kg/ha) 
source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 
data for 2011 and 2012 not available 
countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2009/2010 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91-00 / Ø01-10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
Romania 
124.945 
144.456 
143.984 
140.036 
166.540 
131.035 
141.860 
136.211 
140.485 
153.812 
132.960 
-13,6% 
143.138 
14,6% 
6,4% 
Russian Federation 
107.305 
108.716 
102.782 
115.737 
114.742 
121.412 
130.206 
128.992 
137.560 
142.659 
100.235 
-29,7% 
120.304 
12,1% 
-6,6% 
Rwanda 
66.118 
86.222 
83.133 
82.084 
80.407 
96.891 
91.961 
77.595 
91.334 
102.215 
118.679 
16,1% 
91.052 
37,7% 
79,5% 
Saint Kitts and Nevis 
109.230 
120.000 
119.231 
97.333 
94.375 
125.000 
137.500 
140.000 
265.556 
235.849 
236.013 
0,1% 
157.086 
43,8% 
116,1% 
Saudi Arabia 
196.822 
240.917 
228.648 
232.293 
260.589 
243.565 
242.031 
235.025 
249.332 
251.423 
241.512 
-3,9% 
242.534 
23,2% 
22,7% 
Senegal 
159.615 
157.460 
258.305 
129.218 
149.835 
136.536 
200.382 
200.000 
113.000 
200.000 
200.000 
0,0% 
174.474 
9,3% 
25,3% 
Serbia 
110.181 
91.336 
103.921 
114.915 
115.730 
0,7% 
107.217 
Serbia and Montenegro 
78.226 
108.496 
101.277 
81.410 
109.872 
115.619 
115.619 
115.619 
115.619 
115.619 
115.619 
0,0% 
109.477 
39,9% 
47,8% 
Slovakia 
142.855 
123.397 
185.857 
152.677 
157.637 
157.672 
143.104 
161.893 
171.883 
185.992 
114.455 
-38,5% 
155.457 
8,8% 
-19,9% 
Slovenia 
171.661 
190.468 
233.322 
157.509 
250.988 
229.486 
180.760 
228.469 
226.607 
247.725 
245.353 
-1,0% 
219.069 
27,6% 
42,9% 
South Africa 
248.550 
320.179 
343.125 
299.200 
346.081 
333.534 
332.654 
340.067 
340.000 
339.378 
336.047 
-1,0% 
333.027 
34,0% 
35,2% 
Spain 
213.194 
259.926 
279.460 
263.594 
271.599 
269.844 
288.421 
289.238 
262.166 
290.757 
295.447 
1,6% 
277.045 
29,9% 
38,6% 
Sri Lanka 
114.596 
135.718 
134.206 
113.708 
148.033 
141.622 
148.094 
145.197 
145.282 
149.034 
135.234 
-9,3% 
139.613 
21,8% 
18,0% 
Sudan (former) 
197.990 
117.702 
165.678 
166.577 
166.601 
172.894 
168.000 
168.004 
164.925 
166.667 
166.667 
0,0% 
162.372 
-18,0% 
-15,8% 
Swaziland 
18.944 
19.222 
20.000 
20.000 
23.133 
20.000 
20.000 
20.207 
22.478 
20.257 
20.000 
-1,3% 
20.530 
8,4% 
5,6% 
Sweden 
324.993 
286.946 
287.905 
280.648 
309.147 
311.070 
276.011 
276.629 
317.175 
318.212 
300.959 
-5,4% 
296.470 
-8,8% 
-7,4% 
Switzerland 
414.121 
375.725 
391.023 
337.310 
394.976 
387.690 
323.649 
417.233 
427.745 
465.002 
386.978 
-16,8% 
390.733 
-5,6% 
-6,6% 
Syrian Arab Republic 
188.778 
213.451 
212.937 
196.606 
198.412 
206.237 
217.677 
183.427 
199.185 
198.484 
195.130 
-1,7% 
202.155 
7,1% 
3,4% 
Tajikistan 
133.035 
132.600 
158.022 
182.134 
183.006 
196.227 
198.508 
218.368 
237.053 
231.535 
239.308 
3,4% 
197.676 
48,6% 
79,9% 
Thailand 
133.321 
120.904 
120.717 
130.052 
143.224 
151.076 
152.815 
157.503 
150.459 
165.948 
141.733 
-14,6% 
143.443 
7,6% 
6,3% 
Timor-Leste 
20.824 
24.200 
24.691 
22.371 
15.453 
20.000 
25.000 
25.000 
21.390 
20.447 
19.780 
-3,3% 
21.833 
4,8% 
-5,0% 
Tunisia 
134.735 
154.930 
140.399 
139.013 
154.959 
123.604 
146.586 
142.566 
149.194 
144.321 
147.287 
2,1% 
144.286 
7,1% 
9,3% 
Turkey 
244.618 
250.000 
262.626 
271.795 
268.156 
265.068 
278.473 
278.418 
283.909 
308.213 
323.328 
4,9% 
278.999 
14,1% 
32,2% 
Turkmenistan 
62.654 
66.667 
56.000 
59.259 
60.000 
58.333 
60.000 
60.122 
60.050 
61.675 
61.250 
-0,7% 
60.336 
-3,7% 
-2,2% 
Uganda 
71.709 
69.589 
70.000 
69.625 
69.036 
68.023 
69.778 
69.892 
69.072 
68.218 
68.137 
-0,1% 
69.137 
-3,6% 
-5,0% 
Ukraine 
108.318 
108.079 
104.374 
116.283 
133.386 
128.388 
133.199 
131.439 
138.728 
139.298 
132.481 
-4,9% 
126.566 
16,8% 
22,3% 
United Arab Emirates 
171.960 
224.971 
202.949 
262.741 
262.593 
262.593 
262.593 
262.593 
262.593 
253.571 
239.394 
-5,6% 
249.659 
45,2% 
39,2% 
United Kingdom 
400.791 
402.970 
440.886 
408.138 
424.781 
435.153 
415.887 
401.926 
416.597 
444.167 
438.841 
-1,2% 
422.935 
5,5% 
9,5% 
United Republic of Tanzania 
70.281 
80.710 
82.606 
82.208 
81.863 
51.672 
52.381 
52.000 
50.215 
41.922 
51.724 
23,4% 
62.730 
-10,7% 
-26,4% 
United States of America 
380.356 
401.803 
405.669 
410.986 
438.151 
437.303 
440.949 
444.336 
444.374 
464.447 
449.533 
-3,2% 
433.755 
14,0% 
18,2% 
Uruguay 
117.962 
146.493 
129.399 
162.745 
159.905 
189.330 
172.693 
149.353 
169.299 
161.006 
200.915 
24,8% 
164.114 
39,1% 
70,3% 
USSR 
107.797 
Uzbekistan 
112.009 
146.535 
158.937 
169.594 
171.793 
185.541 
194.141 
212.113 
234.288 
242.755 
239.691 
-1,3% 
195.539 
74,6% 
114,0% 
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 
168.454 
176.031 
178.982 
189.098 
185.730 
183.026 
186.698 
185.657 
191.154 
199.672 
187.435 
-6,1% 
186.348 
10,6% 
11,3% 
Viet Nam 
100.770 
105.317 
117.585 
106.935 
107.353 
105.714 
105.714 
103.333 
105.556 
104.865 
120.270 
14,7% 
108.264 
7,4% 
19,4% 
Yemen 
130.794 
120.402 
119.572 
119.616 
117.343 
126.936 
126.951 
128.754 
114.709 
129.331 
130.942 
1,2% 
123.456 
-5,6% 
0,1% 
Yugoslav SFR 
88.762 
Zambia 
90.121 
97.720 
127.451 
140.000 
125.907 
144.245 
140.000 
131.818 
101.051 
172.628 
162.228 
-6,0% 
134.305 
49,0% 
80,0% 
Zimbabwe 
153.690 
157.143 
159.091 
160.000 
161.573 
139.962 
154.117 
160.060 
167.032 
146.551 
165.714 
13,1% 
157.124 
2,2% 
7,8%
region / countries 
Ø 1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2010/2011 change 
Ø2001-2010 
change Ø91-00 / Ø01-10 
change Ø91-00 / 2010 
World 
36.206.086 
35.593.595 
34.944.352 
34.872.830 
34.528.310 
32.463.084 
32.778.495 
30.676.048 
31.013.562 
31.882.331 
31.586.155 
-0,9% 
33.033.876 
-8,8% 
-12,8% 
Africa 
1.045.322 
1.318.382 
1.468.009 
1.569.819 
1.642.245 
1.479.242 
1.554.195 
1.557.122 
1.786.641 
1.926.317 
1.926.317 
0,0% 
1.622.829 
55,2% 
84,3% 
Americas 
2.900.554 
3.128.271 
3.052.556 
3.033.146 
2.915.303 
2.895.789 
3.091.394 
2.810.112 
2.746.749 
2.762.684 
2.809.147 
1,7% 
2.924.515 
0,8% 
-3,2% 
Asia 
6.875.819 
7.714.526 
7.913.520 
8.110.076 
8.346.467 
7.395.990 
8.353.578 
8.580.755 
8.649.063 
8.799.035 
8.836.920 
0,4% 
8.269.993 
20,3% 
28,5% 
Europe 
25.216.971 
23.261.010 
22.339.928 
21.989.424 
21.453.893 
20.521.662 
19.608.814 
17.569.630 
17.640.210 
18.249.457 
17.845.323 
-2,2% 
20.047.935 
-20,5% 
-29,2% 
EU-27 
8.725.320 
6.831.758 
6.297.883 
5.988.115 
5.586.470 
5.476.154 
5.174.482 
5.435.746 
5.109.405 
5.323.165 
4.996.310 
-6,1% 
5.621.949 
-35,6% 
-42,7% 
Oceania 
167.421 
171.407 
170.339 
170.365 
170.402 
170.401 
170.514 
158.429 
190.899 
144.838 
168.448 
16,3% 
168.604 
0,7% 
0,6% 
Advanced economies °) 
5.473.752 
5.106.119 
4.906.800 
4.709.580 
4.558.707 
4.432.339 
4.442.957 
4.286.026 
4.206.856 
4.235.072 
4.361.099 
3,0% 
4.524.556 
-17,3% 
-20,3% 
Least Developed Countries (LIFDC) °) 
697.557 
935.927 
1.047.873 
1.142.427 
1.262.117 
1.137.885 
1.259.564 
1.298.326 
1.434.944 
1.530.457 
1.530.467 
0,0% 
1.257.999 
80,3% 
119,4% 
Near East °) 
501.741 
517.436 
555.416 
573.473 
582.492 
580.881 
508.098 
541.647 
679.271 
785.082 
785.082 
0,0% 
610.888 
21,8% 
56,5% 
--Northern Africa 
443.154 
457.314 
490.881 
508.276 
515.475 
512.313 
438.679 
462.050 
609.132 
703.020 
703.020 
0,0% 
540.016 
21,9% 
58,6% 
--Africa, South of Sahara 
602.168 
861.068 
977.128 
1.061.543 
1.126.770 
966.929 
1.115.516 
1.095.072 
1.177.509 
1.223.297 
1.223.297 
0,0% 
1.082.813 
79,8% 
103,1% 
Low Income Food Deficit Countries °) 
3.488.738 
4.282.413 
4.529.680 
4.884.323 
5.047.343 
5.001.457 
5.340.016 
5.500.209 
5.801.630 
5.887.797 
5.881.259 
-0,1% 
5.215.613 
49,5% 
68,6% 
Argentina 
91.524 
83.317 
69.483 
63.903 
58.500 
63.000 
63.000 
63.000 
63.000 
63.000 
63.000 
0,0% 
65.320 
-28,6% 
-31,2% 
Bangladesh 
165.974 
237.600 
245.318 
270.740 
326.291 
373.200 
345.000 
402.000 
395.000 
435.000 
435.000 
0,0% 
346.515 
108,8% 
162,1% 
Brazil 
303.837 
290.050 
273.568 
257.006 
256.721 
253.517 
266.040 
260.854 
249.986 
262.228 
262.228 
0,0% 
263.220 
-13,4% 
-13,7% 
Canada 
271.059 
320.000 
338.000 
320.000 
292.000 
300.000 
350.000 
200.000 
200.000 
200.000 
200.000 
0,0% 
272.000 
0,3% 
-26,2% 
China 
2.751.716 
2.801.500 
2.801.588 
2.701.361 
2.901.572 
2.001.868 
2.651.818 
2.702.348 
2.752.002 
2.842.254 
2.902.254 
2,1% 
2.705.857 
-1,7% 
5,5% 
Colombia 
159.857 
112.000 
130.000 
128.000 
120.000 
138.000 
169.000 
119.896 
100.766 
96.515 
96.515 
0,0% 
121.069 
-24,3% 
-39,6% 
Egypt 
213.560 
232.087 
235.000 
250.000 
240.000 
250.000 
200.000 
200.000 
407.000 
408.000 
408.000 
0,0% 
283.009 
32,5% 
91,0% 
India 
1.902.512 
2.015.200 
2.139.520 
2.375.520 
2.438.240 
2.510.720 
2.788.480 
2.873.600 
2.925.280 
2.936.480 
2.936.480 
0,0% 
2.593.952 
36,3% 
54,3% 
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 
158.426 
166.000 
173.254 
183.918 
189.645 
163.844 
149.047 
177.482 
153.995 
146.306 
146.306 
0,0% 
164.980 
4,1% 
-7,7% 
Japan 
207.500 
180.000 
174.000 
168.000 
167.000 
159.000 
165.190 
162.966 
150.930 
151.932 
151.932 
0,0% 
163.095 
-21,4% 
-26,8% 
Kazakhstan 
418.578 
476.300 
472.000 
453.000 
325.200 
326.600 
313.700 
305.400 
310.200 
339.300 
320.000 
-5,7% 
364.170 
-13,0% 
-23,6% 
Peru 
318.730 
549.855 
529.129 
517.048 
543.481 
518.963 
563.154 
581.167 
599.602 
620.000 
620.000 
0,0% 
564.240 
77,0% 
94,5% 
Russian Federation 
8.919.344 
9.126.800 
8.972.800 
8.806.500 
8.908.000 
8.362.500 
8.000.000 
5.900.000 
5.902.000 
6.393.800 
6.473.100 
1,2% 
7.684.550 
-13,8% 
-27,4% 
Turkey 
377.800 
400.000 
396.000 
390.000 
358.000 
308.600 
316.000 
305.000 
296.000 
286.000 
281.000 
-1,7% 
333.660 
-11,7% 
-25,6% 
Ukraine 
4.665.667 
4.955.000 
4.817.000 
5.094.000 
5.000.000 
4.830.000 
4.800.000 
4.650.000 
4.660.000 
4.650.000 
4.500.000 
-3,2% 
4.795.600 
2,8% 
-3,6% 
United States of America 
1.314.600 
1.329.000 
1.279.000 
1.300.000 
1.205.000 
1.174.000 
1.230.600 
1.146.820 
1.098.370 
1.089.840 
1.136.670 
4,3% 
1.198.930 
-8,8% 
-13,5% 
°) definitions: "Advanced economies" by IMF, "Near East" by USAID, "Least Developed Countries" and "Low Income Food Deficite Countries (LIFDC)" by FAO 
Source: FAO data last update 07/08/2012, extraction Oct.2012 - DG Agri elaborations (data for 2011 and 2012 not available) 
Table 1.4: World production of seed potatoes (tons)
share in world production 2010 
100,0% 
6,1% 
8,9% 
28,0% 
56,5% 
15,8% 
0,5% 
13,8% 
4,8% 
2,5% 
2,2% 
3,9% 
18,6% 
0,2% 
1,4% 
0,8% 
0,6% 
9,2% 
0,3% 
1,3% 
9,3% 
0,5% 
0,5% 
1,0% 
2,0% 
20,5% 
0,9% 
14,2% 
3,6%
Source: FAO 
0 
5 
10 
15 
20 
25 
30 
35 
40 
45 
50 
55 
60 
65 
70 
75 
Mio metric tons 
Graph 1.1 a: The main 30 world producers of potatoes, incl. EU-27, in 2010 (Mio metric tons) 
source: FAO 2012
0 
10.000.000 
20.000.000 
30.000.000 
40.000.000 
50.000.000 
60.000.000 
70.000.000 
80.000.000 
China 
India 
Russian 
Federation 
Ukraine 
United 
States of 
America 
Germany 
Poland 
Bangladesh 
Belarus 
France 
Netherlands 
EU-27 
tons 
Graph 1.1 b: Evolution of potatoes production of main world producers and EU-27 (2008-2010) 
2008 
2009 
2010 
production in China growing / EU production decreases from around 62 Mio to 57,5 Mio tons 
Source: FAO 2012
Table 1.5: Importance of potato production in the EU 
Value of potato production (mio €) 2010 estimated (with regions average) 
Value of potato production (mio €) 2011 estimated (with regions average) 
2010/2009 change 
Agricultural output (mio €) 2011 estimated 
Share of potato production in agricult. output - 2011 
Potato area 2010 (1000 ha) 
Potato area 2011 (1000 ha) 
Usable agricultural area 2007 (1000 ha) 
Usable agricultural area 2010 (1000 ha) 
Share of potato area (2010) in Usable agricultural area (2007) 
Share of potato area (2011) in Usable agricultural area (2010) 
EU 27 
378,4 
412,5 
9,0% 
13.996 
2,9% 
1973,1 
1920,5 
172.398 
289.721 
1,1% 
0,7% 
EU 25 
364,8 
381,6 
4,6% 
14.266 
2,7% 
1717,2 
1655,7 
155.594 
271.939 
1,1% 
0,6% 
EU 15 
525,3 
542,3 
3,2% 
20.901 
2,6% 
1097,7 
1127,7 
124.459 
123.053 
0,9% 
0,9% 
New MS (12) 
194,8 
250,3 
28,5% 
5.363 
4,7% 
875,4 
792,9 
47.939 
166.668 
1,8% 
0,5% 
Belgium 
452,9 
316,9 
-30,0% 
7.571 
4,2% 
80,0 °) 
82,3 
1.374 
1.370 °) 
5,8% 
6,0% 
Bulgaria 
60,8 
30,3 
-50,2% 
3.992 
0,8% 
13,8 
16,2 
3.051 
4.476 
0,5% 
0,4% 
Czech Republic 
94,7 
90,2 
-4,8% 
4.659 
1,9% 
27,1 
26,5 
3.518 
3.484 
0,8% 
0,8% 
Denmark 
111,1 
109,3 
-1,6% 
10.112 
1,1% 
38,5 
41,6 
2.663 
2.647 
1,4% 
1,6% 
Germany 
1.370,8 
2.193,3 
60,0% 
52.121 
4,2% 
255,2 
258,7 
16.932 
16.704 
1,5% 
1,5% 
Estonia 
26,9 
51,0 
89,6% 
737 
6,9% 
5,8 
9,3 
907 
941 
0,6% 
1,0% 
Ireland 
122,3 
83,4 
-31,9% 
6.538 
1,3% 
4.139 
4.991 
0,0% 
0,0% 
Greece 
314,9 
313,1 
-0,6% 
10.089 
3,1% 
31,4 
28,5 
4.076 
3.302 
0,8% 
0,9% 
Spain 
589,4 
504,8 
-14,4% 
39.976 
1,3% 
77,1 
78,7 
24.893 
23.753 
0,3% 
0,3% 
France 
1.717,8 
1.381,6 
-19,6% 
68.142 
2,0% 
157,7 
169,1 
27.477 
27.837 
0,6% 
0,6% 
Italy 
621,2 
646,0 
4,0% 
46.139 
1,4% 
62,4 
61,6 
12.744 
12.856 
0,5% 
0,5% 
Cyprus 
34,0 
34,1 
0,2% 
674 
5,1% 
5,2 
4,5 
146 
118.400 
3,5% 
0,0% 
Latvia 
52,0 
54,9 
5,5% 
981 
5,6% 
18,3 
14,4 
1.774 
1.796 
1,0% 
0,8% 
Lithuania 
53,4 
70,2 
31,4% 
2.477 
2,8% 
36,2 
37,3 
2.649 
2.743 
1,4% 
1,4% 
Luxembourg 
5,0 
4,4 
-11,7% 
329 
1,3% 
0,6 
0,6 
131 
130 °) 
0,5% 
0,5% 
Hungary 
108,0 
110,7 
2,5% 
7.633 
1,5% 
20,2 
20,9 
4.229 
4.686 
0,5% 
0,4% 
Malta 
2,3 
7,9 
240,1% 
122 
6,5% 
0,7 
0,7 °) 
10 
11 
6,1% 
Netherlands 
1.276,7 
1.141,8 
-10,6% 
25.038 
4,6% 
157,0 
159,2 
1.914 
1.872 
8,2% 
8,5% 
Austria 
78,2 
79,9 
2,1% 
6.923 
1,2% 
22,0 
22,9 
3.189 
2.878 
0,7% 
0,8% 
Poland 
828,1 
939,5 
13,5% 
22.516 
4,2% 
490,9 
400,5 
15.477 
14.447 
3,2% 
2,8% 
Portugal 
140,8 
136,5 
-3,0% 
6.125 
2,2% 
25,5 
26,5 
3.473 
3.668 
0,7% 
0,7% 
Romania 
1.035,7 
1.569,0 
51,5% 
17.229 
9,1% 
242,1 
248,6 
13.753 
13.306 
1,8% 
1,9% 
Slovenia 
22,5 
22,8 
1,6% 
1.192 
1,9% 
4,1 
3,6 
489 
483 
0,8% 
0,8% 
Slovakia 
18,8 
23,8 
27,0% 
2.151 
1,1% 
11,0 
10,4 
1.937 
1.896 
0,6% 
0,5% 
Finland 
119,6 
146,7 
22,7% 
3.992 
3,7% 
25,2 
24,4 
2.292 
2.291 
1,1% 
1,1% 
Sweden 
210,1 
167,5 
-20,3% 
5.280 
3,2% 
27,1 
27,6 
3.118 
3.066 
0,9% 
0,9% 
United Kingdom 
748,6 
909,5 
21,5% 
25.142 
3,6% 
138,0 
146,0 
16.043 
15.686 
0,9% 
0,9% 
Croatia 
31,4 
32,4 
3,2% 
2.948 
1,1% 
11,0 
10,9 
979 
1.316 
1,1% 
0,8% 
°) AGRI-C2 estimates 
Source: Eurostat aact_eaa001, values at current prices 
Source: Eurostat apro_cpp_crop (potatoes), ef_alpotatoes (UAA) 
last update: 27.06.2012, cut-off date: October 2012 
last update: 05.11.+07.11.2012, cut-off date: November 2012
Source: Eurostat - estimated values; DG AGRI elaborations 
0% 
1% 
2% 
3% 
4% 
5% 
6% 
7% 
8% 
9% 
10% 
Graph 1.2: Share of potato production in agricultural output in the EU 27 (2010)
Source: Eurostat; DG AGRI elaborations 
0% 
1% 
2% 
3% 
4% 
5% 
6% 
7% 
8% 
9% 
Graph 1.3: Share of potato area in utilized agricultural area in the EU 27 - 2010
Table 1.6: Production of ware and seed potatoes in EU 27 by Member State (1000 t) 
Share in 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 
EU 27 
(ø2010-2011) 
EU 27 
74.513,0 
65.137,9 
62.714,1 
55.614,8 
61.590,4 
53.792,1 
49.745,2 
55.508,0 
53.295,7 
54.243,9 
49.162,1 
51.924,4 
55.702,6 
5,6% 
-6,8% 
100,0% 
EU 25 
70.875,8 
60.575,5 
58.049,2 
51.256,4 
56.822,0 
49.713,0 
45.343,2 
51.496,9 
49.293,6 
50.008,2 
45.652,3 
47.578,6 
51.435,3 
4,2% 
-7,5% 
92,2% 
EU 15 
38.926,2 
37.372,4 
38.604,7 
34.332,7 
39.568,8 
36.029,3 
33.987,4 
37.077,9 
36.434,2 
38.196,7 
35.133,5 
37.336,9 
36.734,0 
6,3% 
1,6% 
71,7% 
New MS (12) 
35.586,8 
27.765,5 
24.109,4 
21.282,1 
22.021,6 
17.762,8 
15.757,8 
18.430,2 
16.861,5 
16.047,2 
14.028,7 
14.587,5 
18.968,6 
4,0% 
-23,1% 
28,3% 
Belgium 
2.426,6 
2.564,3 
2.909,0 
2.522,1 
3.229,6 
2.780,9 
2.592,8 
3.189,8 
2.946,9 
3.296,4 
3.455,8 
4.128,7 
3.056,0 
19,5% 
35,1% 
7,5% 
Bulgaria 
467,9 
565,4 
587,3 
411,2 
538,2 
340,5 
386,1 
298,7 
353,1 
231,7 
251,1 
232,3 
381,4 
-7,5% 
-39,1% 
0,5% 
Czech Republic 
1.614,3 
999,5 
725,8 
583,3 
713,9 
859,1 
581,6 
670,9 
633,4 
615,9 
539,5 
656,9 
689,1 
21,8% 
-4,7% 
1,2% 
Denmark 
728,0 
773,2 
727,3 
690,3 
785,2 
823,5 
740,8 
835,7 
929,3 
871,3 
717,5 
970,0 
805,8 
35,2% 
20,4% 
1,7% 
Germany 
8.560,9 
8.646,1 
8.205,3 
7.630,7 
9.902,7 
8.702,1 
7.719,1 
8.878,1 
8.586,0 
8.782,8 
7.822,8 
8.801,0 
8.516,1 
12,5% 
3,3% 
16,4% 
Estonia 
502,6 
342,7 
210,5 
244,3 
166,5 
209,8 
152,6 
191,8 
125,2 
139,1 
93,0 
150,9 
184,2 
62,3% 
-18,1% 
0,2% 
Ireland 
573,9 
477,6 
518,6 
488,2 
552,2 
409,2 
382,9 
399,0 
371,9 
361,3 
440,1 
Greece 
774,0 
870,0 
875,0 
850,0 
864,0 
849,9 
855,0 
829,3 
848,4 
848,4 
791,5 
757,8 
839,9 
-4,3% 
-9,8% 
1,5% 
Spain 
3.862,6 
2.992,2 
3.077,7 
2.664,2 
2.772,6 
2.603,8 
2.515,0 
2.479,6 
2.146,9 
2.719,3 
2.277,9 
2.360,7 
2.600,9 
3,6% 
-9,2% 
4,6% 
France 
4.768,1 
5.042,9 
5.716,2 
5.086,1 
5.911,3 
5.308,8 
5.232,2 
6.083,4 
5.627,3 
5.916,3 
5.451,9 
5.229,0 
5.509,6 
-4,1% 
-5,1% 
10,6% 
Italy 
2.127,4 
1.971,3 
1.855,3 
1.610,4 
1.821,5 
1.753,5 
1.782,8 
1.781,6 
1.729,8 
1.753,2 
1.558,0 
1.536,9 
1.741,3 
-1,4% 
-11,7% 
3,1% 
Cyprus 
145,0 
121,0 
148,5 
127,5 
131,7 
152,5 
124,8 
143,2 
131,7 
110,0 
92,8 
99,3 
125,7 
7,1% 
-21,0% 
0,2% 
Latvia 
945,6 
597,3 
749,4 
711,0 
600,6 
636,2 
539,4 
613,4 
663,8 
516,9 
284,3 
236,9 
559,0 
-16,7% 
-57,6% 
0,5% 
Lithuania 
1.623,9 
1.052,4 
1.516,3 
1.399,5 
993,1 
874,5 
453,5 
571,5 
709,8 
656,4 
471,1 
581,0 
843,6 
23,3% 
-31,1% 
1,0% 
Luxembourg 
23,4 
22,8 
20,1 
18,3 
22,2 
19,3 
16,4 
20,0 
21,8 
20,0 
19,5 
19,7 
20,0 
0,8% 
-1,7% 
0,0% 
Hungary 
1.119,1 
908,4 
752,2 
582,3 
783,7 
656,7 
564,4 
563,1 
683,9 
560,6 
439,9 
564,4 
641,8 
28,3% 
-12,1% 
1,0% 
Malta 
28,5 
25,3 
27,6 
23,3 
28,6 
25,0 
18,5 
15,0 
19,0 
10,1 
9,5 
20,2 
-100,0% 
-100,0% 
0,0% 
Netherlands 
4.959,0 
4.988,4 
5.280,6 
4.680,8 
5.061,2 
4.551,2 
4.463,6 
4.901,3 
4.919,9 
5.066,6 
5.036,0 
5.262,5 
4.928,4 
4,5% 
6,8% 
10,2% 
Austria 
585,3 
480,8 
484,2 
410,7 
489,1 
517,6 
467,2 
473,4 
558,4 
534,7 
485,5 
592,3 
499,4 
22,0% 
18,6% 
1,1% 
Poland 
25.214,1 
18.688,9 
14.667,9 
12.752,5 
13.281,7 
9.825,0 
8.550,8 
11.231,4 
9.547,0 
8.883,0 
8.361,1 
7.638,8 
11.220,7 
-8,6% 
-31,9% 
15,8% 
Portugal 
1.233,2 
738,4 
811,2 
737,6 
742,0 
548,0 
595,3 
621,5 
528,1 
467,8 
383,8 
389,8 
596,7 
1,6% 
-34,7% 
0,8% 
Romania 
3.169,4 
3.997,0 
4.077,6 
3.947,2 
4.230,2 
3.738,6 
4.015,9 
3.712,4 
3.649,0 
4.004,0 
3.258,7 
4.113,4 
3.885,8 
26,2% 
5,9% 
7,3% 
Slovenia 
205,3 
148,3 
166,0 
107,6 
171,5 
144,7 
107,0 
131,1 
100,3 
103,4 
101,7 
96,2 
125,3 
-5,5% 
-23,2% 
0,2% 
Slovakia 
551,3 
319,3 
480,3 
392,4 
381,9 
300,2 
263,1 
287,7 
245,3 
216,1 
125,9 
217,3 
293,6 
72,5% 
-26,0% 
0,3% 
Finland 
572,0 
487,4 
511,4 
426,6 
406,3 
504,2 
393,7 
478,8 
486,0 
558,7 
499,3 
500,2 
477,5 
0,2% 
4,8% 
1,0% 
Sweden 
867,4 
667,8 
646,2 
598,4 
692,4 
678,3 
503,6 
542,4 
588,7 
600,9 
588,9 
613,3 
611,0 
4,2% 
0,4% 
1,2% 
United Kingdom 
6.864,3 
6.649,1 
6.966,5 
5.918,2 
6.316,5 
5.979,0 
5.727,0 
5.564,0 
6.145,0 
6.399,0 
6.045,0 
6.175,0 
6.171,3 
2,2% 
0,1% 
12,1% 
Croatia 
242,7 
266,1 
164,1 
247,1 
273,4 
274,5 
296,3 
255,6 
270,3 
178,6 
167,5 
239,7 
-6,2% 
-30,1% 
0,0% 
Turkey 
2.667,0 
5.000,0 
5.200,0 
5.300,0 
4.800,0 
4.090,0 
4.397,0 
4.227,0 
4.225,0 
4.328,0 
4.548,0 
4.611,5 
-100,0% 
-100,0% 
0,0% 
(calculation: production = harvest production - starch/processing production) 
2011 / (ø2001-2011) 
2006 
2007 
2011/2010 change 
Average 2001-2011 
Source: Eurostat (last update: 05/11/2012) - DG Agri elaborations Nov. 2012 
2001 
2002 
Ø1991- 2000 
2003 
2004 
2005
0 
5.000 
10.000 
15.000 
20.000 
25.000 
30.000 
35.000 
40.000 
Ø1991- 
2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
1000 t 
Graph 1.4: Production of ware and seed potatoes in the EU-5 area, in the Mediterranean part of the EU, in Poland and in the New Member States (1000 tons) 
EU5 
Mediterranean area 
of the EU 
New Member 
States (12) 
Poland 
Source: Eurostat data - DG Agri elaborations 
Note: EU5 includes Germany, UK, Belgium, France and the Netherlands 
the Mediterranean area includes Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus and Malta
0 
5000 
10000 
15000 
20000 
25000 
Ø1991- 
2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
1000 t 
Graph 1.5: Ware and seed potato production in the main producing Member States of the EU (1000 tons) 
Poland 
Germany 
UK 
France 
Netherlands 
Romania 
Spain 
Italy 
Source: Eurostat data - DG Agri elaborations
0 
500 
1000 
1500 
2000 
2500 
3000 
3500 
4000 
4500 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
1000 t 
Graph 1.6: Ware and seed potato production in Romania and Bulgaria (1000 tons) 
Romania 
Bulgaria 
Source: Eurostat data - DG Agri elaborations
Table 1.7: Area cultivated under potatoes in the Member States of the EU (1000 ha) 
EU 27 
3.518,0 
3.020,3 
2.662,4 
2.543,0 
2.483,1 
2.291,2 
2.253,0 
2.185,9 
2.106,0 
2.048,2 
1.893,1 
1.919,8 
2309,6 
1,4% 
-16,9% 
100,0% 
EU 25 
3.223,4 
2.695,3 
2.327,3 
2.231,2 
2.186,7 
1.982,3 
1.950,4 
1.895,4 
1.829,0 
1.793,0 
1.637,2 
1.655,0 
2016,6 
1,1% 
-17,9% 
86,2% 
EU 15 
1.298,1 
1.192,4 
1.242,0 
1.195,5 
1.226,1 
1.168,3 
1.157,3 
1.156,4 
1.124,4 
1.146,2 
1.017,7 
1.127,7 
1159,4 
10,8% 
-2,7% 
58,7% 
New MS (12) 
2.219,9 
1.827,9 
1.420,4 
1.347,5 
1.257,0 
1.122,9 
1.095,7 
1.029,5 
981,6 
902,0 
875,4 
792,1 
736,7 
1150,2 
-9,5% 
-31,1% 
41,3% 
Belgium 
57,4 
62,2 °) 
61,7 °) 
59,3 °) 
66,7 °) 
65,0 °) 
67,3 °) 
67,9 °) 
63,9 °) 
73,7 
82,3 
67,0 
22,9% 
4,3% 
Bulgaria 
46,7 
48,4 °) 
51,9 °) 
29,8 °) 
30,7 °) 
24,0 °) 
24,5 °) 
22,4 °) 
21,7 °) 
13,8 
16,2 
17,4 
28,3 
17,4% 
-42,8% 
0,8% 
Czech Republic 
85,7 
54,1 
38,3 
36,0 
36,0 
36,1 
30,0 
31,9 
29,8 
28,7 
27,1 
26,5 
23,7 
34,0 
-2,3% 
-22,3% 
1,4% 
Denmark 
42,0 
38,2 
36,9 
36,1 
41,0 
40,0 
38,6 
41,2 
40,7 
38,9 
38,5 
41,6 
40,0 
39,2 
8,1% 
6,0% 
2,2% 
Germany 
317,3 
282,1 
284,1 
287,3 
295,3 
276,9 
274,3 
275,0 
259,8 
263,7 
255,2 
258,7 
238,1 
273,9 
1,4% 
-5,5% 
13,5% 
Estonia 
38,3 
22,1 
16,0 
17,0 
16,1 
14,0 
11,5 
11,1 
8,7 
9,1 
5,8 
9,3 
8,9 
12,8 
60,3% 
-27,3% 
0,5% 
Ireland 
20,0 
14,3 
15,4 
14,2 
13,3 
11,8 
11,5 
11,7 
12,0 
12,9 
0,0 
12,3 
11,7 
Greece 
47,4 
35,7 
36,1 
35,6 
36,0 
35,5 
36,0 
33,1 
33,5 
33,5 
31,4 
28,5 
34,1 
-9,3% 
-16,5% 
1,5% 
Spain 
186,0 
54,2 
110,1 
101,1 
102,1 
100,6 
87,2 
85,7 
81,9 
85,4 
77,1 
78,7 
73,9 
87,6 
2,1% 
-10,2% 
4,1% 
France 
164,5 
161,6 
162,3 
157,5 
159,8 
156,4 
158,3 
158,8 
156,2 
163,6 
157,7 
169,1 
160,1 
7,2% 
5,6% 
8,8% 
Italy 
93,5 
79,6 
77,0 
74,0 
72,4 
69,9 
72,5 
69,5 
70,6 
70,6 
62,4 
61,6 
21,6 
70,9 
-1,3% 
-13,1% 
3,2% 
Cyprus 
8,3 
5,7 
5,7 
5,5 
5,4 
6,2 
4,3 
4,3 
6,0 
5,3 
5,2 
4,5 
4,7 
5,3 
-14,2% 
-15,5% 
0,2% 
Latvia 
73,1 
55,1 
53,6 
54,6 
48,9 
45,1 
45,1 
40,3 
37,8 
30,0 
18,3 
14,4 
15,0 
40,3 
-21,3% 
-64,3% 
0,8% 
Lithuania 
119,6 
102,5 
99,2 
91,9 
77,6 
72,3 
57,3 
52,3 
48,0 
46,1 
36,2 
37,3 
31,8 
65,5 
3,0% 
-43,1% 
1,9% 
Luxembourg 
0,8 
0,7 
0,7 
0,6 
0,6 
0,6 
0,6 
0,6 
0,6 
0,6 
0,6 
0,6 
0,6 
0,6 
3,3% 
2,0% 
0,0% 
Hungary 
55,2 
36,3 
34,0 
31,3 
31,0 
25,4 
22,6 
25,1 
25,4 
22,3 
20,2 
20,9 
22,1 
26,8 
3,3% 
-21,9% 
1,1% 
Malta 
2,2 
1,5 
1,5 
1,2 
1,1 
1,0 
0,8 
0,7 
0,7 
0,7 
0,7 
1,0 
Netherlands 
174,5 
163,9 
165,2 
158,6 
163,9 
155,8 
155,8 
156,9 
151,9 
155,2 
157,0 
159,2 
149,0 
158,5 
1,4% 
0,5% 
8,3% 
Austria 
27,4 
23,1 
22,5 
21,1 
21,9 
22,2 
21,9 
22,7 
22,8 
22,2 
22,0 
22,9 
21,8 
22,3 
4,0% 
2,5% 
1,2% 
Poland 
1.493,2 
1.194,2 
803,4 
765,8 
713,3 
588,2 
597,2 
549,4 
529,5 
488,7 
490,9 
400,5 
373,0 
647,4 
-18,4% 
-38,1% 
20,9% 
Portugal 
86,8 
49,3 
50,2 
45,9 
43,7 
37,2 
37,0 
37,1 
33,5 
28,5 
25,5 
26,5 
37,7 
3,8% 
-29,6% 
1,4% 
Romania 
252,5 
276,6 
283,2 
282,0 
265,7 
284,9 
278,1 
268,1 
255,3 
255,2 
242,1 
248,6 
227,7 
267,3 
2,7% 
-7,0% 
12,9% 
Slovenia 
12,3 
7,8 
7,1 
6,8 
6,8 
6,3 °) 
5,9 °) 
5,7 °) 
4,4 °) 
4,2 °) 
4,1 
3,6 
3,4 
5,7 
-12,2% 
-36,8% 
0,2% 
Slovakia 
39,1 
23,6 
26,5 
25,6 
24,4 
19,4 
18,4 
18,2 
14,3 
11,7 
11,0 
10,4 
9,0 
18,5 
-5,6% 
-43,9% 
0,5% 
Finland 
34,6 
30,0 
29,6 
28,7 
29,3 
28,9 
28,1 
27,6 
26,5 
26,4 
25,2 
24,4 
22,8 
27,7 
-3,2% 
-11,9% 
1,3% 
Sweden 
35,2 
32,2 
31,7 
30,5 
31,7 
30,5 
28,0 
28,4 
26,9 
27,0 
27,1 
27,6 
24,8 
29,2 
1,8% 
-5,6% 
1,4% 
United Kingdom 
166,0 
165,3 
158,5 
145,0 
148,4 
137,0 
140,2 
140,2 
143,6 
144,0 
138,0 
146,0 
149,0 
146,0 
5,8% 
0,0% 
7,6% 
Croatia 
17,2 
17,4 
17,2 
16,9 
16,0 
18,9 
16,8 
17,4 
15,0 
14,0 
11,0 
10,9 
12,0 
15,6 
-0,6% 
-30,2% 
0,6% 
Turkey 
209,8 
200,0 
197,7 
195,0 
179,0 
154,3 
159,0 
153,0 
149,0 
141,0 
145,0 
167,3 
2,8% 
-13,3% 
7,6% 
°) DG AGRI estimates 
p) 2012: provisional values 
Source: Eurostat product: c1360 (last update: 05/11/2012) cut-off date: 07 Nov 2012 
Ø1991- 2000 
2002 
2012 p) 
2010 
2011 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2001 
Share in EU 27 (2011) 
2011/Ø2001- 2011 change 
2011/10 change 
Ø2001- 2011
0 
500 
1.000 
1.500 
2.000 
2.500 
3.000 
3.500 
4.000 
Ø1991-2000 
2001 
2002 
2003 
2004 
2005 
2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
1000 ha 
Graph 1.7: Evolution of potato area in EU 27 
Source: Eurostat
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  • 1. AGRI.C.2 / POTATOES 10 / 2012 WORKING DOCUMENT Forecast working group "Potatoes" 03/12/2012 Clause de non-responsabilité : le présent document de la Commission européenne a pour objet d'animer la discussion du groupe de travail prévision du Comité Consultatif du secteur des fruits et légumes. L'objectif est de présenter des informations exactes et à jour, mais la Commission n'assume aucune responsabilité quant aux informations que contient le présent document. version du : xx/11/2011 Source : les données proviennent de différentes sources. Leur reproduction ou leur utilisation sont autorisées à condition de mentionner leur source.
  • 2. LIST of TABLES and GRAPHS 1. Production, areas and yields Table 1.1 World production of potatoes (metric tons) Table 1.2 World potato area (ha) Table 1.3 World yields of potatoes (100 kg/ha) Table 1.4 World production of seed potatoes (tons) Graph 1.1 a The main 30 world producers of potatoes in 2010 (Mio metric tons) Graph 1.1 b Evaluation of potatoes production of main world producers and EU-27 (2008-2010) Table 1.5 Importance of potato production in the EU Graph 1.2 Share of potato production in agricultural output in the EU 27 Graph 1.3 Share of potato area in utilised agricultural area in the EU 27 Table 1.6 Production of ware and seed potatoes in EU 27 by Member State (1000 t) Graph 1.4 Production of ware and seed potatoes in the EU-5 area, in the Mediterranean part of the EU, in Poland and in the New Member States (1000 tons) Graph 1.5 Ware and seed potato production in the main producing Member States of the EU (1000 tons) Graph 1.6 Ware and seed potato production in Romania and Bulgaria (1000 tons) Table 1.7 Area cultivated under potatoes in the Member States of the EU (1000 ha) Graph 1.7 Evolution of potato area in EU 27 Table 1.8 Potato yields in the Member States of the EU (100 kg/ha) Table 1.9 Harvested production of early potatoes in the Member States of the EU (1000 t) Table 1.10 Area cultivated under early potatoes in the Member States of the EU (1000 ha) Table 1.11 Early potatoes yields in the Member States of the EU and in the candidate countries (100 kg/ha) Graph 1.8 Early potatoes production in the main producing member States of the EU (1000 tons) Table 1.12 Uilisation of seed potatoes by Member State (1000 tons) Table 1.13 Seed potato area Table 1.14 Dutch area of seed potatoes (hectares) [2000 - 2009] Graph 1.9 Utilisation of seed potatoes by Member States in the period Graph 1.10 Dutch area of seed potatoes (hectares) Graph 1.11 Dutch area of seed potatoes by main varieties (ha) - Variation rate from 2008 to 2009 2. Structures Table 2.1 Disaggregation of areas cultivated under potatoes by farmtype (2010) Table 2.2 Number of holdings producing potatoes in the Member States of the EU (1990 - 2010) Table 2.3 Distribution of potato surfaces by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) in the Member States of the EU [2010] Graph 2.1 Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Belgium by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] Graph 2.2 Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Germany by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] Graph 2.3 Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Spain by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] Graph 2.4 Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in France by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2003-2007] Graph 2.5 Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Italy by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] Graph 2.6 Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in the Netherlands by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] Graph 2.7 Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Poland by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] Graph 2.8 Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in Romania by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] Graph 2.9 Percentage distribution of potato surfaces in UK by holdings' size (classes of agricultural area) [2000-2007] Table 2.4 Number of farms and areas of different crops and potatoes in 2007 Graph 2.10 Share of holdings with potatoes area in holdings with utilised agricultural area in 2007
  • 3. 3. Domestic uses of potatoes Graph 3.1 Gross human consumption of potatoes in the EU (1000 t) [average 2007-2009] Graph 3.2 Per capita human consumption of potatoes in EU (kg/head) [average 2007-2009] Graph 3.3 Gross human consumption of processed potato products in selected EU Member States (1000 t) [average 2005-2007] Graph 3.4 Potatoes destined to processing in the member states of EU (1000 t) [2005-2007 average] 4. Trade: intra-EU shipments and transactions with third countries Table 4.1 Main components of extra EU 27 trade in potato products Graph 4.1 Main components of EU 27 imports of potato products Graph 4.2 Main components of EU 27 exports of potato products Table 4.2 EU 27 exports of seed potatoes by destination (tons) Table 4.3 Monthly EU 27 exports of seed potatoes by destination (tons) Table 4.4 EU 27 exports of seed potatoes by expediting MS (tons) Table 4.5 Intra EU 27 trade in seed potatoes by recipient MS (tons) Table 4.6 Monthly intra EU 27 trade in seed potatoes by recipient MS (tons) Table 4.7 Intra EU 27 trade in seed potatoes by expediting MS (tons) Graph 4.3 Monthly EU 27 trade in seed potatoes (tons) Graph 4.4 Monthly EU 27 shipments of seed potatoes by destination (tons) Table 4.8 EU 27 imports of old potatoes by origin (tons) Table 4.9 EU 27 exports of old potatoes by destination (tons) Graph 4.5 Extra EU 27 trade in old potatoes (tons) Table 4.10 Intra EU 27 trade in old potatoes by expediting MS (tons) Table 4.11 Intra EU 27 trade in old potatoes by MS - destination of the dispatches (tons) Table 4.12 Monthly intra EU 27 trade in old potatoes by expediting MS (tons) Table 4.13 EU 27 exports of new potatoes by destination (tons) Table 4.14 EU 27 imports of new potatoes (tons) Table 4.15 Monthly EU 27 imports of new potatoes (tons) Graph 4.6 Monthly extra EU 27 trade in new potatoes Table 4.16 Total imports of new potatoes in EU 27 (extra+intra trade) by MS - destination (tons) Table 4.17 EU 27 exports of cooked frozen potatoes (code 20041010) by destination (tons) Graph 4.7 EU 27 trade in frozen potatoes, uncooked and prepared or preserved (CN 071010 & 200410) Table 4.18 Intra EU 27 trade in cooked potatoes, frozen (CN 20041010) by MS - destination of the dispatches (tons) Graph 4.8 Intra EU 27 trade in cooked frozen potatoes (CN 20041010) - main recipient MS Table 4.19 Intra EU 27 trade in cooked potatoes, frozen (CN 20041010) by expediting MS (tons) Graph 4.9 Intra EU 27 trade in cooked frozen potatoes (CN 20041010) - main expediting MS Table 4.20 EU 27 exports of potatoes in thin slices for direct consumption (CN 20052020) by destination (tons) Table 4.21 EU 27 exports of potatoes in thin slices for direct consumption (CN 20052020) by expediting MS (tons) Table 4.22 Intra EU 27 trade in potatoes in thin slices for direct consumption (CN 20052020) by MS destination of the dispatches (tons) Table 4.23 Intra EU 27 trade in potatoes in thin slices for direct consumption (CN 20052020) by expediting MS (tons)
  • 4. 5. Prices Graph 5.1 Monthly unit trade values (intra EU 27 trade) of seed potatoes, early potatoes and maincrop potatoes (€/100kg) Graph 5.2 Unit Import Values of Egyptian, Moroccan and Israeli early potatoes imported into the EU [€/100kg] Graph 5.3 Potato prices in Italy (first quality - cal. 45/75mm; ex farm gate) (€/100 kg) [marketing years] Graph 5.4 Average monthly prices of Bintje for processing in Belgium (BELGAPOM) (€/100kg) Graph 5.5 Average weekly ware potato prices in UK - ex farm (GBP/100kg)
  • 5. Table 1.1: World production of potatoes (metric tons) source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91- 00 / Ø01-10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 World + (Total) 294.391.133 311.236.932 316.440.525 314.860.221 336.198.334 325.094.803 305.712.570 322.573.162 327.573.075 332.143.581 324.420.782 -2,3% 321.625.399 9,3% 10,2% Afghanistan 232.017 235.000 230.000 350.000 300.000 300.000 300.000 300.800 280.000 302.400 246.000 -18,7% 284.420 22,6% 6,0% Africa + (Total) 10.332.736 14.750.939 13.738.120 15.587.853 16.727.547 17.043.024 17.079.175 17.260.928 19.318.461 20.006.151 22.333.333 11,6% 17.384.553 68,2% 116,1% Albania 121.506 163.700 163.100 158.200 159.800 169.300 162.600 154.900 190.000 200.000 208.000 4,0% 172.960 42,3% 71,2% Algeria 1.061.750 967.232 1.333.470 1.879.920 1.896.270 2.156.550 2.180.960 1.506.860 2.171.060 2.636.060 3.290.000 24,8% 2.001.838 88,5% 209,9% Americas + (Total) 38.913.905 39.151.516 41.250.873 41.820.000 41.276.886 39.123.306 41.196.516 41.907.882 40.135.992 40.873.881 39.657.219 -3,0% 40.639.407 4,4% 1,9% Angola 26.716 158.388 179.385 369.204 241.945 307.296 295.142 491.216 402.207 823.266 841.279 2,2% 410.933 1438,2% 3049,0% Argentina 2.395.308 2.497.160 2.262.120 2.094.520 2.021.020 1.788.680 1.943.630 1.950.000 1.900.000 1.950.000 2.001.400 2,6% 2.040.853 -14,8% -16,4% Armenia 389.853 363.834 374.263 507.518 576.427 564.211 539.477 583.934 648.562 593.551 481.956 -18,8% 523.373 34,2% 23,6% Asia + (Total) 94.314.323 117.881.218 127.019.346 125.466.236 135.428.726 136.507.543 119.194.645 130.576.746 144.422.134 145.915.550 152.498.393 4,5% 133.491.054 41,5% 61,7% Australia 1.221.488 1.302.000 1.333.160 1.247.270 1.310.390 1.288.270 1.249.610 1.211.990 1.400.210 1.178.530 1.278.120 8,5% 1.279.955 4,8% 4,6% Austria 723.131 694.602 684.321 560.340 693.054 763.165 654.621 668.755 756.945 722.098 671.722 -7,0% 686.962 -5,0% -7,1% Azerbaijan 247.517 605.821 694.947 769.047 930.445 1.083.070 999.343 1.037.320 1.077.110 982.979 953.710 -3,0% 913.379 269,0% 285,3% Bahrain 54 11 19 18 36 5 13 23 42 100 110 10,0% 38 -29,7% 105,2% Bangladesh 1.715.420 3.216.000 2.994.000 3.385.910 3.907.120 4.855.380 5.368.400 5.167.000 6.648.000 5.268.000 7.930.000 50,5% 4.873.981 184,1% 362,3% Belarus 8.886.433 7.767.600 7.420.700 8.649.580 9.902.170 8.184.950 8.329.410 8.743.980 8.748.630 7.124.980 7.831.110 9,9% 8.270.311 -6,9% -11,9% Belgium 2.921.900 2.564.300 2.909.000 2.522.100 3.229.620 2.780.870 2.592.820 3.189.820 2.943.210 3.296.080 3.455.800 4,8% 2.948.362 0,9% 18,3% Belgium-Luxembourg 2.547.491 Belize 426 1.081 631 480 726 1.039 1.171 478 865 1.065 1.100 3,3% 864 102,6% 158,0% Benin 173 8 8 13 15 14 13 30 39 40 40 0,0% 22 -87,3% -76,9% Bermuda 921 1.200 1.000 1.100 1.000 820 900 1.100 1.029 1.055 1.000 -5,2% 1.020 10,8% 8,6% Bhutan 35.357 27.000 31.454 40.599 47.402 53.568 62.960 63.743 54.600 48.513 44.014 -9,3% 47.385 34,0% 24,5% Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 645.356 706.324 728.785 745.343 748.095 761.891 754.807 735.254 747.968 956.953 975.418 1,9% 786.084 21,8% 51,1% Bosnia and Herzegovina 344.369 397.111 404.491 302.225 447.080 458.615 410.422 387.239 428.635 413.658 378.707 -8,4% 402.818 17,0% 10,0% Brazil 2.557.470 2.848.620 3.126.410 3.089.020 3.047.080 3.130.170 3.151.720 3.550.510 3.676.940 3.443.710 3.547.510 3,0% 3.261.169 27,5% 38,7% Bulgaria 479.172 600.371 627.273 450.214 573.179 375.459 386.050 298.722 353.060 231.745 251.100 8,4% 414.717 -13,5% -47,6% Burkina Faso 4.702 1.395 1.129 1.200 1.376 1.500 1.600 1.700 1.880 1.656 2.100 26,8% 1.554 -67,0% -55,3% Burundi 37.443 27.319 27.994 28.000 26.091 31.000 26.290 26.693 28.900 30.482 29.681 -2,6% 28.245 -24,6% -20,7% Cameroon 55.965 134.315 136.342 139.341 142.407 133.811 142.118 143.568 145.018 147.000 150.900 2,7% 141.482 152,8% 169,6% Canada 3.868.310 4.220.430 4.705.130 5.282.420 5.234.840 4.434.020 5.091.140 4.999.420 4.724.460 4.581.120 4.421.770 -3,5% 4.769.475 23,3% 14,3% Cape Verde 2.348 3.400 3.610 3.500 3.748 4.072 3.600 3.800 4.202 3.701 4.700 27,0% 3.833 63,3% 100,2% Central African Republic 921 1.002 1.004 1.006 1.008 1.030 1.019 1.065 1.108 1.146 1.200 4,7% 1.059 15,0% 30,3% Chad 20.757 25.560 26.900 27.482 30.000 35.000 45.000 67.466 42.200 50.000 50.200 0,4% 39.981 92,6% 141,8% Chile 927.925 1.210.040 1.303.270 1.093.730 1.144.170 1.115.740 1.391.380 834.223 965.767 924.555 1.081.350 17,0% 1.106.423 19,2% 16,5% China 50.144.491 64.596.119 70.223.331 68.139.264 72.256.279 70.906.729 54.075.569 64.837.389 70.839.652 73.281.890 74.799.084 2,1% 68.395.531 36,4% 49,2% Colombia 2.558.812 1.764.510 1.761.060 2.144.160 2.035.930 1.832.920 2.208.070 2.823.360 2.372.860 2.272.770 2.121.880 -6,6% 2.133.752 -16,6% -17,1% Comoros 796 900 352 500 568 502 600 641 670 760 800 5,3% 629 -20,9% 0,5% Congo 2.973 4.400 4.562 3.751 4.250 5.000 4.500 4.300 4.500 4.850 5.130 5,8% 4.524 52,2% 72,6% Costa Rica 59.391 89.198 86.785 80.806 76.435 74.881 55.781 66.050 66.126 74.608 55.711 -25,3% 72.638 22,3% -6,2% Croatia 608.516 670.233 736.198 375.050 247.057 273.409 274.529 296.302 255.554 270.251 178.611 -33,9% 357.719 -41,2% -70,6% Cuba 282.045 345.365 329.713 304.600 328.700 313.100 286.200 143.700 196.100 278.600 191.500 -31,3% 271.758 -3,6% -32,1% Cyprus 166.914 121.000 144.650 125.000 131.650 152.500 127.500 155.500 115.000 110.000 82.000 -25,5% 126.480 -24,2% -50,9% Czech Republic 1.570.186 1.130.480 1.105.970 682.511 861.798 1.013.000 692.174 820.515 769.561 752.539 665.200 -11,6% 849.375 -45,9% -57,6% Czechoslovakia 2.669.775
  • 6. Table 1.1: World production of potatoes (metric tons) source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91- 00 / Ø01-10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 898.000 2.268.000 1.884.000 2.023.000 2.052.000 2.070.000 2.000.000 1.900.000 1.520.280 1.560.000 1.708.000 9,5% 1.898.528 111,4% 90,2% Democratic Republic of the Congo 82.705 90.660 91.480 91.890 92.300 93.140 93.140 93.560 93.980 94.402 94.826 0,4% 92.938 12,4% 14,7% Denmark 1.554.202 1.543.030 1.504.200 1.412.200 1.629.400 1.576.400 1.361.200 1.625.580 1.693.000 1.617.700 1.357.800 -16,1% 1.532.051 -1,4% -12,6% Dominica 118 158 148 120 126 117 113 119 118 137 130 -5,1% 129 8,9% 10,1% Dominican Republic 26.150 64.705 48.580 49.285 36.800 47.575 42.337 41.794 34.126 43.480 51.379 18,2% 46.006 75,9% 96,5% Ecuador 469.468 441.413 485.436 381.748 413.367 338.965 360.793 317.221 266.722 286.790 386.798 34,9% 367.925 -21,6% -17,6% Egypt 1.892.005 1.903.130 1.985.320 2.039.350 2.546.610 3.167.430 2.312.790 2.760.460 3.567.050 3.659.280 3.643.220 -0,4% 2.758.464 45,8% 92,6% El Salvador 9.589 16.896 17.701 12.727 4.043 3.628 5.116 5.178 5.748 5.326 5.326 0,0% 8.169 -14,8% -44,5% Eritrea 42.122 17.415 15.280 10.850 16.000 17.488 11.978 1.022 232 102 150 47,1% 9.052 -78,5% -99,6% Estonia 493.093 343.100 210.861 244.383 166.521 209.772 152.632 191.754 125.200 139.050 163.373 17,5% 194.665 -60,5% -66,9% Ethiopia 364.250 415.000 385.258 509.715 509.716 449.996 449.995 525.657 402.508 384.046 572.332 49,0% 460.422 26,4% 57,1% Ethiopia PDR 386.000 Europe + (Total) 149.176.275 137.647.618 132.595.393 130.236.140 140.951.769 130.629.330 126.488.376 131.132.237 121.787.750 123.621.328 108.120.149 -12,5% 128.321.009 -14,0% -27,5% European Union + (Total) 82.946.425 73.968.510 72.060.457 63.563.145 71.113.099 62.469.428 56.986.371 63.753.473 61.562.953 62.534.628 57.485.831 -8,1% 64.549.790 -22,2% -30,7% Faroe Islands 1.519 1.351 1.441 1.282 1.306 1.245 1.114 1.400 1.482 1.500 1.400 -6,7% 1.352 -11,0% -7,8% Fiji 84 84 109 110 114 70 80 76 82 70 70 0,0% 87 3,3% -16,4% Finland 733.290 732.800 780.100 617.400 619.400 742.700 575.700 701.600 684.400 755.300 659.100 -12,7% 686.850 -6,3% -10,1% France 6.137.924 6.077.890 6.874.390 6.348.130 7.255.380 6.604.600 6.362.820 7.183.100 6.871.970 7.174.560 7.216.210 0,6% 6.796.905 10,7% 17,6% French Polynesia 1.017 955 850 750 693 696 529 600 693 583 630 8,1% 698 -31,4% -38,1% Georgia 315.929 422.217 415.341 425.246 419.527 432.202 168.700 229.200 193.400 216.800 228.800 5,5% 315.143 -0,2% -27,6% Germany 11.907.340 11.916.800 11.491.700 9.915.680 13.043.600 11.624.200 10.030.600 11.643.800 11.369.000 11.617.500 10.201.900 -12,2% 11.285.478 -5,2% -14,3% Greece 1.010.783 959.819 901.000 955.000 948.361 818.727 901.705 943.196 848.000 848.000 791.500 -6,7% 891.531 -11,8% -21,7% Guatemala 192.227 226.578 248.038 363.135 411.512 432.127 439.131 442.561 449.181 460.429 480.994 4,5% 395.369 105,7% 150,2% Guinea 10.773 11.044 11.315 11.592 11.876 12.167 10.717 10.800 0,8% 11.286 Haiti 8.411 11.000 10.200 10.500 11.500 13.000 13.000 14.500 15.000 10.000 15.000 50,0% 12.370 47,1% 78,3% Honduras 19.420 23.659 19.054 20.700 21.334 21.469 22.000 23.650 29.326 22.615 23.802 5,2% 22.761 17,2% 22,6% Hungary 1.109.807 908.359 752.244 582.346 783.686 656.721 564.443 563.100 683.935 560.615 439.897 -21,5% 649.535 -41,5% -60,4% Iceland 10.388 11.366 8.800 7.090 12.000 13.800 14.240 13.000 12.500 9.500 12.500 31,6% 11.480 10,5% 20,3% India 19.487.960 22.242.700 24.456.100 23.161.400 27.925.800 28.787.700 29.174.600 28.599.600 34.658.000 34.390.900 36.577.300 6,4% 28.997.410 48,8% 87,7% Indonesia 877.265 831.140 893.824 1.009.980 1.072.040 1.009.620 1.011.910 1.003.730 1.044.490 1.176.300 1.060.810 -9,8% 1.011.384 15,3% 20,9% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.174.652 3.485.810 3.756.000 4.210.640 4.453.790 4.830.120 4.218.520 4.026.410 4.706.720 4.107.630 4.054.490 -1,3% 4.185.013 31,8% 27,7% Iraq 466.167 623.000 897.000 872.000 630.000 808.000 794.000 598.000 348.773 223.147 204.697 -8,3% 599.862 28,7% -56,1% Ireland 574.300 478.000 518.609 488.200 552.200 409.200 382.860 398.960 371.900 361.300 330.500 -8,5% 429.173 -25,3% -42,5% Israel 292.249 396.318 417.100 440.140 599.780 593.890 548.182 618.803 557.917 608.832 548.650 -9,9% 532.961 82,4% 87,7% Italy 2.121.169 1.957.100 1.855.320 1.610.440 1.821.510 1.753.530 1.782.810 1.781.650 1.603.830 1.773.920 1.558.030 -12,2% 1.749.814 -17,5% -26,5% Jamaica 10.104 6.711 5.394 6.710 6.504 7.729 8.559 7.477 4.929 8.708 11.222 28,9% 7.394 -26,8% 11,1% Japan 3.265.100 2.959.000 3.074.000 2.939.000 2.884.000 2.749.000 2.635.000 2.873.000 2.743.000 2.459.000 2.450.000 -0,4% 2.776.500 -15,0% -25,0% Jordan 86.075 101.344 105.334 122.396 165.332 172.077 160.028 97.400 139.787 118.705 174.931 47,4% 135.733 57,7% 103,2% Kazakhstan 1.822.759 2.184.800 2.268.800 2.308.340 2.260.630 2.520.800 2.361.600 2.414.800 2.354.410 2.755.600 2.554.600 -7,3% 2.398.438 31,6% 40,2% Kenya 798.609 1.112.850 861.566 1.223.530 1.084.410 980.163 783.783 850.000 600.000 400.000 450.000 12,5% 834.630 4,5% -43,7% Kuwait 15.848 31.850 17.465 20.811 20.740 20.740 20.740 23.500 23.500 25.229 26.500 5,0% 23.108 45,8% 67,2% Kyrgyzstan 603.261 1.168.400 1.244.030 1.308.200 1.362.530 1.141.460 1.254.760 1.373.780 1.334.900 1.393.140 1.339.400 -3,9% 1.292.060 114,2% 122,0% Lao People's Democratic Republic 33.000 34.000 35.000 36.000 36.000 36.000 35.512 37.006 37.966 42.115 40.000 -5,0% 36.960 12,0% 21,2% Latvia 956.944 615.300 768.400 739.000 628.400 658.200 550.900 642.100 673.400 525.400 484.000 -7,9% 628.510 -34,3% -49,4% Lebanon 297.277 257.000 397.100 416.400 499.000 511.400 398.000 514.600 514.600 515.000 574.100 11,5% 459.720 54,6% 93,1% Lesotho 71.482 88.000 90.000 81.749 98.340 96.597 101.795 93.000 96.500 83.871 98.200 17,1% 92.805 29,8% 37,4% Libya 174.500 195.000 195.000 211.697 195.000 310.000 300.000 290.000 290.000 311.332 290.000 -6,9% 258.803 48,3% 66,2% Lithuania 1.640.500 1.054.400 1.531.300 1.445.200 1.021.400 894.700 457.100 576.100 716.400 662.500 474.700 -28,3% 883.380 -46,2% -71,1% Luxembourg 23.430 22.770 20.105 18.329 22.244 19.329 16.449 19.968 21.756 20.044 19.531 -2,6% 20.053 -14,4% -16,6%
  • 7. Table 1.1: World production of potatoes (metric tons) source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91- 00 / Ø01-10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 Madagascar 279.071 294.755 296.050 255.000 280.500 214.650 216.631 218.627 220.655 224.683 224.787 0,0% 244.634 -12,3% -19,5% Malawi 893.552 2.852.010 1.403.800 1.884.200 2.182.620 1.485.880 2.309.430 2.858.810 2.993.820 3.427.760 3.673.540 7,2% 2.507.187 180,6% 311,1% Mali 45.071 65.000 77.096 85.093 57.187 77.495 104.866 114.478 167.221 90.407 82.470 -8,8% 92.131 104,4% 83,0% Malta 31.275 25.339 27.536 23.308 22.783 19.518 18.450 14.146 19.000 10.069 9.500 -5,7% 18.965 -39,4% -69,6% Martinique 300 300 Mauritania 839 1.800 2.000 2.123 2.274 2.200 2.484 2.069 2.288 2.015 2.200 9,2% 2.145 155,6% 162,2% Mauritius 15.492 16.350 13.339 12.359 11.246 12.777 11.310 15.367 14.868 19.828 21.709 9,5% 14.915 -3,7% 40,1% Mexico 1.297.831 1.628.450 1.483.500 1.661.780 1.506.510 1.634.700 1.522.610 1.750.800 1.670.480 1.501.230 1.536.620 2,4% 1.589.668 22,5% 18,4% Mongolia 62.954 58.033 51.888 78.673 80.192 82.749 109.070 114.490 134.773 151.211 167.956 11,1% 102.904 63,5% 166,8% Montenegro 132.783 106.909 134.106 156.380 149.252 -4,6% 135.886 Montserrat 130 160 150 149 146 178 153 150 181 210 210 0,0% 169 30,1% 61,9% Morocco 1.058.197 1.154.600 1.334.380 1.401.470 1.481.800 1.478.540 1.569.100 1.437.220 1.536.560 1.234.470 1.604.620 30,0% 1.423.276 34,5% 51,6% Mozambique 73.700 89.140 88.393 97.350 101.511 89.748 90.000 100.000 104.530 110.000 110.500 0,5% 98.117 33,1% 49,9% Myanmar 188.671 312.000 323.000 346.000 396.000 450.000 471.000 508.000 521.000 548.000 508.000 -7,3% 438.300 132,3% 169,3% Namibia 1.000 2.000 3.000 4.000 4.202 5.201 3.769 8.822 8.578 12.136 12.500 3,0% 6.421 542,1% 1150,0% Nepal 893.199 1.313.720 1.472.760 1.531.320 1.643.360 1.738.840 1.974.760 1.943.250 2.054.820 2.424.050 2.517.700 3,9% 1.861.458 108,4% 181,9% Netherlands 7.457.810 7.115.000 7.362.740 6.468.760 7.487.700 6.777.000 6.239.600 6.870.400 6.922.700 7.180.980 6.843.530 -4,7% 6.926.841 -7,1% -8,2% New Caledonia 2.230 1.884 1.944 1.062 1.380 1.664 1.758 1.803 1.773 1.488 868 -41,7% 1.562 -29,9% -61,1% New Zealand 428.640 500.000 500.000 500.000 500.000 500.000 501.000 480.000 505.000 545.000 531.100 -2,6% 506.210 18,1% 23,9% Nicaragua 26.700 27.000 28.500 29.000 30.000 31.000 32.500 33.000 33.000 34.000 24.600 -27,6% 30.260 13,3% -7,9% Niger 6.938 4.237 6.000 8.000 11.500 13.300 32.300 32.300 22.620 33.966 35.000 3,0% 19.922 187,2% 404,5% Nigeria 188.500 599.000 637.000 678.000 726.000 776.000 838.000 662.000 1.105.000 914.778 900.300 -1,6% 783.608 315,7% 377,6% Norway 428.255 389.300 390.000 366.762 396.400 316.617 378.301 329.765 398.400 332.500 321.100 -3,4% 361.915 -15,5% -25,0% Occupied Palestinian Territory 51.709 51.544 59.580 56.572 41.093 59.790 65.534 62.840 69.180 74.269 40.000 -46,1% 58.040 12,2% -22,6% Oceania + (Total) 1.653.894 1.805.641 1.836.793 1.749.992 1.813.406 1.791.600 1.753.858 1.695.369 1.908.738 1.726.671 1.811.688 4,9% 1.789.376 8,2% 9,5% Oman 8.732 12.688 15.454 15.454 15.500 5.940 5.391 9.067 11.100 10.000 7.200 -28,0% 10.779 23,4% -17,5% Pakistan 1.183.651 1.665.660 1.721.700 1.946.300 1.938.100 2.024.900 1.568.000 2.581.500 2.539.000 2.941.300 3.141.500 6,8% 2.206.796 86,4% 165,4% Panama 17.728 25.895 25.712 24.076 24.743 25.205 23.822 23.688 22.314 25.764 23.493 -8,8% 24.471 38,0% 32,5% Papua New Guinea 436 718 730 800 829 900 881 900 980 1.000 900 -10,0% 864 98,3% 106,7% Paraguay 1.572 1.096 1.098 864 981 1.060 1.230 1.300 1.250 1.300 1.300 0,0% 1.148 -27,0% -17,3% Peru 2.176.885 2.690.540 3.298.160 3.143.870 3.008.160 3.289.700 3.248.420 3.388.000 3.597.090 3.765.290 3.814.370 1,3% 3.324.360 52,7% 75,2% Philippines 104.470 66.016 67.540 68.050 69.456 70.160 69.461 118.497 121.311 119.159 124.671 4,6% 89.432 -14,4% 19,3% Poland 25.474.560 19.378.900 15.523.900 13.731.500 13.998.700 10.369.300 8.981.980 11.791.100 10.462.100 9.702.800 8.765.960 -9,7% 12.270.624 -51,8% -65,6% Portugal 1.228.513 694.051 781.287 735.828 769.767 576.304 611.200 638.900 566.600 435.200 384.000 -11,8% 619.314 -49,6% -68,7% Qatar 86 16 15 16 16 18 31 44 40 45 50 11,1% 29 -66,0% -41,6% Republic of Korea 615.822 603.627 666.173 498.401 642.597 894.215 631.086 574.396 604.592 591.053 616.707 4,3% 632.285 2,7% 0,1% Republic of Moldova 418.496 384.827 325.196 302.800 317.677 378.223 376.955 199.400 271.039 260.897 279.650 7,2% 309.666 -26,0% -33,2% Réunion 8.295 4.020 3.649 4.037 5.444 6.420 6.750 6.000 7.000 5.400 7.400 37,0% 5.612 -32,3% -10,8% Romania 3.169.345 3.997.100 4.077.630 3.947.180 4.230.210 3.738.590 4.015.900 3.712.410 3.649.020 4.003.980 3.283.870 -18,0% 3.865.589 22,0% 3,6% Russian Federation 35.794.467 34.965.200 32.870.800 36.746.500 35.914.200 37.279.800 38.572.600 36.784.200 28.846.400 31.134.000 21.140.500 -32,1% 33.425.420 -6,6% -40,9% Rwanda 298.799 1.012.270 1.038.930 1.099.550 1.072.770 1.314.050 1.285.150 967.000 1.162.000 1.289.620 1.789.400 38,8% 1.203.074 302,6% 498,9%
  • 8. Table 1.1: World production of potatoes (metric tons) source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91- 00 / Ø01-10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 Saint Kitts and Nevis 196 168 155 146 151 150 110 126 239 200 73 -63,5% 152 -22,6% -62,8% Saint Pierre and Miquelon 19 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -92,5% -100,0% Saudi Arabia 275.532 315.891 315.008 317.939 387.340 440.974 468.596 463.000 446.953 444.138 495.100 11,5% 409.494 48,6% 79,7% Senegal 9.631 7.810 7.620 6.280 7.282 5.243 10.500 10.000 2.825 15.000 15.000 0,0% 8.756 -9,1% 55,7% Serbia 930.305 743.282 843.545 898.282 887.363 -1,2% 860.555 Serbia and Montenegro 866.708 1.015.020 1.030.020 802.995 1.092.130 1.102.390 1.008.511 16,4% -100,0% Slovakia 524.148 323.300 484.269 392.426 381.891 301.169 263.083 287.667 245.277 216.123 125.900 -41,7% 302.111 -42,4% -76,0% Slovenia 175.201 148.279 165.962 107.610 171.475 144.714 106.974 131.050 100.319 103.425 101.208 -2,1% 128.102 -26,9% -42,2% South Africa 1.449.654 1.793.000 1.647.000 1.496.000 1.799.620 1.767.730 1.862.860 1.972.390 2.040.000 1.866.580 2.090.210 12,0% 1.833.539 26,5% 44,2% Spain 3.864.153 2.992.420 3.078.140 2.664.960 2.773.570 2.563.460 2.515.000 2.479.580 2.145.170 2.459.800 2.277.900 -7,4% 2.595.000 -32,8% -41,1% Sri Lanka 65.324 57.680 88.710 71.750 81.270 79.450 78.490 77.390 74.820 61.700 51.930 -15,8% 72.319 10,7% -20,5% Sudan (former) 192.198 200.506 293.283 309.000 336.000 385.000 252.000 263.900 284.000 301.000 315.000 4,7% 293.969 53,0% 63,9% Swaziland 4.823 6.251 6.200 6.500 7.819 6.700 6.000 6.353 6.757 7.100 7.200 1,4% 6.688 38,7% 49,3% Sweden 1.136.440 925.000 913.550 857.100 979.100 947.300 777.800 789.000 853.200 857.900 815.600 -4,9% 871.555 -23,3% -28,2% Switzerland 681.910 517.900 526.200 458.000 526.700 485.000 391.000 491.000 473.000 521.500 420.800 -19,3% 481.110 -29,4% -38,3% Syrian Arab Republic 423.644 453.435 513.200 486.600 541.743 608.400 603.400 570.128 720.492 709.601 673.200 -5,1% 588.020 38,8% 58,9% Tajikistan 168.133 308.189 356.703 473.331 527.240 555.125 573.687 662.093 679.774 690.853 760.139 10,0% 558.713 232,3% 352,1% Thailand 72.349 90.944 97.370 86.732 99.813 113.881 118.569 125.703 114.499 126.386 132.818 5,1% 110.672 53,0% 83,6% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 151.602 173.000 183.140 174.511 199.000 186.653 188.146 180.887 191.106 207.152 202.325 -2,3% 188.592 24,4% 33,5% Timor-Leste 551 968 1.000 1.000 700 600 1.000 2.000 2.616 1.922 1.800 -6,3% 1.361 147,0% 226,7% Tunisia 254.400 330.000 310.000 310.000 375.000 310.000 365.000 350.000 370.000 324.000 380.000 17,3% 342.400 34,6% 49,4% Turkey 4.962.000 5.000.000 5.200.000 5.300.000 4.800.000 4.090.000 4.397.310 4.246.210 4.196.520 4.397.710 4.548.090 3,4% 4.617.584 -6,9% -8,3% Turkmenistan 33.367 120.000 140.000 160.000 168.000 175.000 180.000 246.500 240.200 246.700 245.000 -0,7% 192.140 475,8% 634,3% Uganda 360.100 508.000 546.000 557.000 573.000 585.000 628.000 650.000 670.000 689.000 695.000 0,9% 610.100 69,4% 93,0% Ukraine 17.243.789 17.343.500 16.619.500 18.453.000 20.754.800 19.462.400 19.467.100 19.102.000 19.545.400 19.666.100 18.705.000 -4,9% 18.911.880 9,7% 8,5% United Arab Emirates 5.195 11.496 10.046 7.094 7.090 7.090 7.090 7.090 7.090 7.100 7.900 11,3% 7.909 52,2% 52,1% United Kingdom 6.864.390 6.649.000 6.966.000 5.918.000 6.316.500 5.979.000 5.864.000 5.635.000 5.999.000 6.396.000 6.056.000 -5,3% 6.177.850 -10,0% -11,8% United Republic of Tanzania 517.444 619.216 637.720 684.420 731.120 651.010 660.000 650.000 674.962 727.369 750.000 3,1% 678.582 31,1% 44,9% United States of America 20.928.910 19.852.500 20.782.300 20.783.600 20.675.000 19.222.700 19.989.700 20.179.200 18.826.600 19.622.500 18.337.500 -6,5% 19.827.160 -5,3% -12,4% Uruguay 139.173 121.135 141.213 173.812 137.950 157.636 147.981 118.362 106.557 102.287 114.662 12,1% 132.160 -5,0% -17,6% USSR 64.837.500 Uzbekistan 570.122 744.400 777.200 834.400 895.730 924.180 1.020.990 1.188.000 1.398.700 1.524.500 1.629.900 6,9% 1.093.800 91,9% 185,9% Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 293.324 329.214 350.626 321.599 350.063 443.106 454.142 456.661 421.016 499.179 431.100 -13,6% 405.671 38,3% 47,0% Viet Nam 311.426 315.950 377.472 362.371 365.000 370.000 370.000 372.000 380.000 388.000 446.200 15,0% 374.699 20,3% 43,3% Yugoslav SFR 2.525.380 Zambia 9.200 12.000 13.000 14.000 14.152 14.035 14.000 14.500 10.196 21.285 22.939 7,8% 15.011 63,2% 149,3% Zimbabwe 30.660 33.000 35.000 40.000 45.402 40.141 45.110 48.178 50.360 47.043 58.000 23,3% 44.223 44,2% 89,2%
  • 9. Table 1.2: World potato area (ha) source: FAO (last update 07/08/201) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91-00 / Ø01- 10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 World + (Total) 18.715.456 19.680.797 19.163.981 19.126.801 19.219.299 19.347.081 18.415.431 18.666.177 18.161.116 18.658.987 18.653.007 0,0% 18.909.268 1,0% -0,3% Afghanistan 13.810 14.000 14.000 21.000 17.000 20.000 20.000 20.000 20.000 21.600 20.500 -5,1% 18.810 36,2% 48,4% Africa + (Total) 918.475 1.321.842 1.252.691 1.415.307 1.533.237 1.652.248 1.554.321 1.595.770 1.622.065 1.712.457 1.830.402 6,9% 1.549.034 68,7% 99,3% Albania 11.191 11.000 10.600 10.456 10.700 10.134 9.523 8.200 9.800 9.100 9.000 -1,1% 9.851 -12,0% -19,6% Algeria 84.362 65.790 72.580 88.660 93.144 99.717 98.825 79.339 91.841 105.121 130.000 23,7% 92.502 9,6% 54,1% Americas + (Total) 1.727.683 1.625.193 1.688.657 1.673.528 1.611.334 1.560.413 1.604.685 1.641.150 1.565.859 1.585.778 1.584.756 -0,1% 1.614.135 -6,6% -8,3% Angola 4.991 11.523 29.000 60.000 85.000 129.958 56.597 79.053 47.271 103.440 104.597 1,1% 70.644 1315,6% 1995,9% Argentina 98.147 88.000 90.000 75.000 70.000 63.000 68.000 68.000 68.000 68.000 69.200 1,8% 72.720 -25,9% -29,5% Armenia 32.068 31.752 30.474 32.286 35.690 34.299 33.012 31.612 34.298 31.998 28.326 -11,5% 32.375 1,0% -11,7% Asia + (Total) 6.349.790 7.835.415 7.846.561 7.854.382 8.108.581 8.500.986 7.846.144 8.228.597 8.655.589 9.035.004 9.078.332 0,5% 8.298.959 30,7% 43,0% Australia 40.520 40.000 37.943 35.899 36.120 37.437 35.268 34.096 38.190 32.579 36.379 11,7% 36.391 -10,2% -10,2% Austria 27.390 23.123 22.523 21.122 21.924 22.186 21.920 22.675 22.800 22.222 21.973 -1,1% 22.247 -18,8% -19,8% Azerbaijan 27.048 55.178 57.365 59.338 65.795 70.690 66.847 67.110 68.856 65.554 65.798 0,4% 64.253 137,6% 143,3% Bahrain 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 6 7 16,7% 2 -32,4% 105,9% Bangladesh 153.459 248.988 237.600 245.318 270.740 326.291 373.200 345.000 402.000 395.000 435.000 10,1% 327.914 113,7% 183,5% Belarus 709.556 636.000 550.000 526.291 506.610 461.646 433.922 412.553 396.341 382.981 366.766 -4,2% 467.311 -34,1% -48,3% Belgium 65.800 62.200 61.700 59.299 66.734 64.953 67.267 67.942 63.884 73.724 81.760 10,9% 66.946 1,7% 24,3% Belgium-Luxembourg 56.392 Belize 43 103 84 79 53 93 89 63 67 79 80 1,3% 79 82,9% 85,2% Benin 21 4 4 5 9 11 5 10 12 11 10 -9,1% 8 -62,0% -53,1% Bermuda 38 50 45 50 40 35 40 45 45 45 40 -11,1% 44 15,7% 6,4% Bhutan 3.089 3.500 4.179 4.131 3.422 5.858 6.577 6.298 5.747 4.918 3.750 -23,7% 4.838 56,6% 21,4% Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 130.802 124.402 127.477 130.474 132.588 134.375 135.370 137.004 138.340 182.942 180.416 -1,4% 142.339 8,8% 37,9% Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.081 45.129 43.362 42.649 43.282 41.352 40.670 41.291 40.412 36.704 36.217 -1,3% 41.107 -4,6% -15,9% Brazil 168.832 153.974 161.124 151.850 142.704 142.219 140.826 147.719 144.916 138.692 137.044 -1,2% 146.107 -13,5% -18,8% Bulgaria 47.256 48.448 51.886 29.754 30.675 23.999 24.471 22.427 21.648 14.002 13.800 -1,4% 28.111 -40,5% -70,8% Burkina Faso 1.056 880 550 600 730 750 800 850 1.089 1.294 1.200 -7,3% 874 -17,2% 13,6% Burundi 12.738 13.561 11.263 12.177 13.686 11.500 10.000 10.285 11.000 11.000 11.500 4,5% 11.597 -9,0% -9,7% Cameroon 18.458 25.993 34.559 39.743 45.704 51.665 52.000 54.000 55.000 58.000 60.000 3,4% 47.666 158,2% 225,1% Canada 141.610 166.650 170.900 180.890 171.712 156.256 158.198 158.927 151.393 146.303 139.905 -4,4% 160.113 13,1% -1,2% Cape Verde 154 210 221 232 243 257 220 230 225 200 255 27,5% 229 48,9% 65,6% Central African Republic 358 442 527 578 637 697 701 706 664 924 1.030 11,5% 691 93,0% 187,9% Chad 3.324 5.000 5.957 6.538 7.202 7.876 7.917 7.000 5.000 6.000 6.000 0,0% 6.449 94,0% 80,5% Chile 60.494 63.110 61.360 56.000 59.560 55.620 63.200 54.743 55.957 45.078 50.771 12,6% 56.540 -6,5% -16,1% China 3.638.610 4.720.527 4.669.167 4.524.364 4.598.212 4.882.647 4.216.595 4.432.320 4.666.009 5.083.034 5.077.504 -0,1% 4.687.038 28,8% 39,5% Colombia 163.242 122.755 112.616 130.455 128.694 120.623 138.843 169.078 134.812 123.659 141.967 14,8% 132.350 -18,9% -13,0% Comoros 56 60 25 35 39 40 42 39 41 46 50 8,7% 42 -24,9% -9,9% Congo 347 500 507 420 480 560 510 490 510 550 580 5,5% 511 47,3% 67,3% Costa Rica 2.602 3.364 3.316 3.187 3.128 3.074 2.366 2.807 2.690 2.983 2.233 -25,1% 2.915 12,0% -14,2% Croatia 64.843 65.641 64.640 63.097 16.043 18.903 16.759 17.355 15.000 14.000 10.950 -21,8% 30.239 -53,4% -83,1% Cuba 14.454 13.258 12.795 12.707 12.451 12.316 11.615 9.769 9.789 12.480 8.671 -30,5% 11.585 -19,8% -40,0% Cyprus 8.060 5.715 5.600 5.390 5.380 6.190 4.290 6.290 5.110 4.970 4.850 -2,4% 5.379 -33,3% -39,8% Czech Republic 78.734 54.137 46.917 35.982 35.974 36.071 30.026 31.908 29.788 28.700 27.100 -5,6% 35.660 -54,7% -65,6% Czechoslovakia 164.796
  • 10. Table 1.2: World potato area (ha) source: FAO (last update 07/08/201) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91-00 / Ø01- 10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 89.196 187.700 198.000 187.168 189.000 190.000 164.444 172.436 180.690 133.000 133.000 0,0% 173.544 94,6% 49,1% Democratic Republic of the Congo 17.739 19.567 19.724 19.834 19.922 20.104 20.104 20.194 20.285 20.376 20.467 0,4% 20.058 13,1% 15,4% Denmark 41.939 38.210 37.693 36.100 41.000 40.000 38.600 42.152 40.664 38.900 38.500 -1,0% 39.182 -6,6% -8,2% Dominica 9 13 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 11 10 -9,1% 11 27,6% 14,9% Dominican Republic 2.559 3.520 2.920 2.684 2.049 2.155 1.906 1.932 1.620 1.979 2.207 11,5% 2.297 -10,2% -13,7% Ecuador 59.751 45.388 52.766 50.942 57.743 48.654 51.713 46.635 43.429 48.999 44.245 -9,7% 49.051 -17,9% -26,0% Egypt 88.457 79.716 82.590 82.850 104.180 126.280 92.480 107.950 137.517 138.483 140.550 1,5% 109.260 23,5% 58,9% El Salvador 568 735 750 559 140 164 232 237 263 211 211 0,0% 350 -38,3% -62,8% Eritrea 5.551 3.000 2.500 2.500 2.500 2.205 1.526 417 276 85 100 17,6% 1.511 -72,8% -98,2% Estonia 36.814 22.100 16.023 16.979 16.102 13.959 11.510 11.150 8.800 9.103 9.359 2,8% 13.509 -63,3% -74,6% Ethiopia 46.694 45.000 36.736 54.603 51.698 61.812 61.812 73.095 50.488 48.113 69.784 45,0% 55.314 18,5% 49,5% Ethiopia PDR 48.250 Europe + (Total) 9.668.291 8.846.684 8.327.081 8.136.380 7.918.546 7.584.526 7.362.857 7.156.060 6.267.940 6.281.330 6.110.058 -2,7% 7.399.146 -23,5% -36,8% European Union + (Total) 3.648.116 3.094.717 2.683.370 2.557.137 2.484.984 2.301.129 2.273.180 2.210.177 2.143.213 2.092.920 2.018.117 -3,6% 2.385.894 -34,6% -44,7% Faroe Islands 100 85 82 78 76 71 67 100 97 95 100 5,3% 85 -15,0% -0,1% Fiji 12 12 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 9 10 11,1% 10 -16,1% -15,3% Finland 34.540 30.000 29.800 28.700 27.300 28.900 28.000 27.300 26.200 26.400 25.200 -4,5% 27.780 -19,6% -27,0% France 169.833 162.239 162.207 157.278 159.753 156.423 158.315 158.080 164.663 170.778 167.589 -1,9% 161.733 -4,8% -1,3% French Polynesia 110 111 95 85 80 82 60 65 73 62 70 12,9% 78 -28,6% -36,2% Georgia 27.097 36.525 36.557 36.482 36.969 39.793 22.800 21.200 23.900 18.000 20.700 15,0% 29.293 8,1% -23,6% Germany 325.553 282.100 284.078 287.264 295.266 276.900 274.300 274.961 259.800 263.700 255.200 -3,2% 275.357 -15,4% -21,6% Greece 50.147 46.800 46.500 46.200 45.646 44.440 45.446 46.049 33.500 33.500 31.400 -6,3% 41.948 -16,3% -37,4% Guatemala 9.107 9.660 10.500 16.087 16.087 16.100 17.731 18.055 17.398 17.468 19.076 9,2% 15.816 73,7% 109,5% Guinea 1.700 1.800 1.847 1.900 2.000 1.954 1.739 1.750 0,6% 1.836 Haiti 636 850 800 788 900 1.000 922 1.100 1.150 800 1.200 50,0% 951 49,5% 88,6% Honduras 1.603 1.386 1.151 1.143 1.235 1.326 1.350 1.300 1.391 1.357 1.588 17,0% 1.323 -17,5% -0,9% Hungary 65.398 36.262 34.004 31.331 30.950 25.378 22.583 25.400 25.424 22.328 20.242 -9,3% 27.390 -58,1% -69,0% Iceland 877 800 800 800 750 750 712 712 712 712 712 0,0% 746 -15,0% -18,8% India 1.161.490 1.211.300 1.259.500 1.337.200 1.484.700 1.523.900 1.569.200 1.742.800 1.796.000 1.828.300 1.835.300 0,4% 1.558.820 34,2% 58,0% Indonesia 57.907 55.971 57.332 65.923 65.420 61.557 59.748 62.375 62.650 71.238 66.531 -6,6% 62.875 8,6% 14,9% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 155.191 174.562 166.000 173.254 183.918 189.645 163.844 149.047 177.482 153.995 146.306 -5,0% 167.805 8,1% -5,7% Iraq 29.051 38.000 52.750 51.250 38.750 51.000 45.000 33.300 33.000 19.700 13.017 -33,9% 37.577 29,3% -55,2% Ireland 20.000 14.300 15.400 14.200 13.300 11.800 11.500 11.700 12.000 12.900 12.200 -5,4% 12.930 -35,4% -39,0% Israel 8.485 11.400 12.740 17.110 16.900 16.780 18.010 17.000 17.280 19.000 22.100 16,3% 16.832 98,4% 160,5% Italy 92.590 78.000 76.985 73.975 72.430 69.912 72.451 69.513 70.578 70.594 62.400 -11,6% 71.684 -22,6% -32,6% Jamaica 751 464 363 450 416 495 513 455 299 514 788 53,3% 476 -36,7% 4,9% Japan 104.243 93.000 92.000 88.400 87.200 86.900 86.600 84.500 84.900 83.100 81.600 -1,8% 86.820 -16,7% -21,7% Jordan 3.573 3.764 3.502 3.797 4.524 4.848 5.278 3.543 5.843 3.800 5.797 52,6% 4.470 25,1% 62,3% Kazakhstan 193.540 164.400 162.907 166.014 168.100 167.900 153.500 155.000 163.100 170.300 178.700 4,9% 164.992 -14,8% -7,7% Kenya 92.016 121.496 111.728 126.490 128.484 120.842 116.348 120.000 122.717 153.114 152.994 -0,1% 127.421 38,5% 66,3% Kuwait 499 772 700 761 760 760 760 850 850 829 880 6,2% 792 58,7% 76,3% Kyrgyzstan 47.713 73.846 52.299 83.219 85.191 75.910 81.101 86.430 85.000 87.075 84.300 -3,2% 79.437 66,5% 76,7%
  • 11. Table 1.2: World potato area (ha) source: FAO (last update 07/08/201) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91-00 / Ø01- 10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.248 5.500 6.571 6.595 8.058 6.896 6.796 7.133 7.129 7.910 7.800 -1,4% 7.039 34,1% 48,6% Latvia 72.090 55.100 53.600 54.600 48.900 45.100 45.100 40.300 37.800 30.000 30.100 0,3% 44.060 -38,9% -58,2% Lebanon 13.802 11.900 16.900 19.166 19.530 19.700 19.900 20.100 20.100 20.500 23.800 16,1% 19.160 38,8% 72,4% Lesotho 4.622 5.400 4.901 5.256 5.781 5.974 5.657 5.600 5.800 6.763 7.300 7,9% 5.843 26,4% 57,9% Libya 12.768 10.000 10.000 10.761 10.000 15.860 15.350 15.000 15.000 14.633 15.000 2,5% 13.160 3,1% 17,5% Lithuania 121.089 102.500 99.200 93.600 79.300 73.950 57.800 52.800 48.400 46.600 36.500 -21,7% 69.065 -43,0% -69,9% Luxembourg 829 734 672 623 635 608 595 627 604 604 615 1,8% 632 -23,8% -25,8% Madagascar 48.636 49.405 49.655 49.965 49.965 36.830 37.840 38.000 38.600 39.300 41.000 4,3% 43.056 -11,5% -15,7% Malawi 89.956 210.683 110.734 143.924 180.572 164.421 173.062 188.176 205.043 211.691 228.738 8,1% 181.704 102,0% 154,3% Mali 2.575 3.500 3.261 3.707 3.488 3.975 4.388 4.759 6.970 3.800 4.000 5,3% 4.185 62,5% 55,4% Malta 1.426 1.783 1.152 1.154 1.100 820 820 700 700 700 1.400 100,0% 1.033 -27,6% -1,8% Martinique 120 120 Mauritania 170 350 390 409 428 430 441 446 436 388 430 10,8% 415 143,4% 152,3% Mauritius 777 779 606 588 607 599 475 610 648 858 1.066 24,2% 684 -12,0% 37,2% Mexico 66.088 68.480 62.448 65.344 62.150 62.955 61.245 64.709 60.250 54.123 55.358 2,3% 61.706 -6,6% -16,2% Mongolia 8.090 8.859 10.233 8.421 9.079 9.758 10.723 11.462 12.291 13.525 13.814 2,1% 10.817 33,7% 70,7% Montenegro 10.179 10.190 10.223 10.360 10.241 -1,1% 10.239 Montserrat 38 40 37 36 34 35 32 45 42 55 40 -27,3% 40 3,1% 4,2% Morocco 60.503 61.500 57.520 64.355 61.320 62.100 59.600 57.958 62.800 20.300 56.600 178,8% 56.405 -6,8% -6,5% Mozambique 6.748 6.200 7.579 7.772 7.942 8.213 6.800 7.500 7.512 7.997 8.000 0,0% 7.552 11,9% 18,6% Myanmar 18.819 29.319 29.702 32.696 34.820 34.770 34.800 34.800 37.720 38.832 40.300 3,8% 34.776 84,8% 114,1% Namibia 80 155 230 310 380 460 540 690 650 930 950 2,2% 530 561,9% 1087,5% Nepal 101.178 129.019 135.093 140.171 143.027 146.789 150.864 153.534 156.737 181.900 185.342 1,9% 152.248 50,5% 83,2% Netherlands 174.443 163.900 165.200 158.644 163.905 156.000 155.800 156.900 151.900 154.971 156.969 1,3% 158.419 -9,2% -10,0% New Caledonia 140 175 180 100 130 150 175 180 170 150 90 -40,0% 150 7,1% -35,7% New Zealand 10.335 11.214 10.611 10.930 11.080 11.030 11.717 10.050 11.000 11.398 12.700 11,4% 11.173 8,1% 22,9% Nicaragua 1.910 2.100 2.150 2.200 2.250 2.300 2.350 2.400 2.400 2.500 1.800 -28,0% 2.245 17,5% -5,8% Niger 760 420 600 800 1.100 1.300 2.800 3.240 1.275 1.969 2.000 1,6% 1.550 104,0% 163,1% Nigeria 53.870 212.000 224.000 235.000 246.000 260.000 266.000 269.000 263.000 250.000 250.000 0,0% 247.500 359,4% 364,1% Norway 17.570 15.130 15.120 14.576 14.186 13.700 13.906 14.466 14.321 13.749 13.240 -3,7% 14.239 -19,0% -24,6% Occupied Palestinian Territory 1.879 1.655 1.972 1.900 1.375 1.790 2.115 2.030 2.118 2.066 1.273 -38,4% 1.829 -2,7% -32,3% Oceania + (Total) 51.217 51.663 48.991 47.204 47.601 48.908 47.424 44.600 49.663 44.418 49.459 11,3% 47.993 -6,3% -3,4% Oman 351 389 500 538 560 209 190 319 390 339 341 0,6% 378 7,5% -2,9% Pakistan 87.140 101.453 105.220 115.832 109.700 112.000 117.500 133.400 154.300 145.000 138.500 -4,5% 123.291 41,5% 58,9% Panama 1.082 1.256 1.142 1.050 1.101 1.257 861 1.084 868 1.104 1.200 8,7% 1.092 1,0% 10,9% Papua New Guinea 100 151 152 180 181 200 194 200 220 220 210 -4,5% 191 91,6% 110,8% Paraguay 270 202 196 135 155 170 190 200 192 187 200 7,0% 183 -32,4% -26,0% Peru 223.041 234.242 270.893 258.003 246.771 264.055 260.847 268.160 278.546 282.356 289.873 2,7% 265.375 19,0% 30,0% Philippines 7.304 5.322 5.366 5.394 5.446 5.497 5.450 7.939 7.994 7.904 8.129 2,8% 6.444 -11,8% 11,3% Poland 1.493.214 1.194.230 803.384 765.771 713.250 588.184 597.230 549.400 548.884 507.952 490.853 -3,4% 675.914 -54,7% -67,1% Portugal 86.806 49.789 52.600 48.127 47.906 41.786 41.386 41.400 38.900 28.600 25.800 -9,8% 41.629 -52,0% -70,3% Qatar 9 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 25,0% 3 -65,5% -42,5%
  • 12. Table 1.2: World potato area (ha) source: FAO (last update 07/08/201) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91-00 / Ø01- 10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 Republic of Korea 26.731 24.691 24.673 20.219 25.141 32.728 23.957 20.421 20.540 21.396 24.913 16,4% 23.868 -10,7% -6,8% Republic of Moldova 64.369 42.659 45.037 38.476 34.560 35.871 34.437 35.400 31.247 28.202 27.618 -2,1% 35.351 -45,1% -57,1% Réunion 576 173 175 200 300 430 480 500 500 450 510 13,3% 372 -35,4% -11,4% Romania 252.551 276.700 283.200 281.868 254.005 285.312 283.089 272.548 259.744 260.317 246.982 -5,1% 270.377 7,1% -2,2% Russian Federation 3.334.482 3.216.200 3.198.110 3.175.000 3.130.000 3.070.510 2.962.420 2.851.660 2.097.000 2.182.400 2.109.100 -3,4% 2.799.240 -16,1% -36,7% Rwanda 42.802 117.403 124.972 133.954 133.418 135.622 139.750 124.621 127.226 126.167 150.777 19,5% 131.391 207,0% 252,3% Saint Kitts and Nevis 18 14 13 15 16 12 8 9 9 8 3 -62,5% 11 -41,2% -83,5% Saudi Arabia 13.745 13.112 13.777 13.687 14.864 18.105 19.361 19.700 17.926 17.665 20.500 16,0% 16.870 22,7% 49,1% Senegal 642 496 295 486 486 384 524 500 250 750 750 0,0% 492 -23,3% 16,9% Serbia 84.434 81.379 81.172 78.169 76.675 -1,9% 80.366 Serbia and Montenegro 111.684 93.554 101.703 98.636 99.400 95.347 97.728 -12,5% Slovakia 35.415 26.200 26.056 25.703 24.226 19.101 18.384 17.769 14.270 11.620 11.000 -5,3% 19.433 -45,1% -68,9% Slovenia 10.238 7.785 7.113 6.832 6.832 6.306 5.918 5.736 4.427 4.175 4.125 -1,2% 5.925 -42,1% -59,7% South Africa 58.838 56.000 48.000 50.000 52.000 53.000 56.000 58.000 60.000 55.000 62.200 13,1% 55.020 -6,5% 5,7% Spain 185.836 115.126 110.146 101.101 102.120 94.998 87.199 85.728 81.825 84.600 77.100 -8,9% 93.994 -49,4% -58,5% Sri Lanka 5.767 4.250 6.610 6.310 5.490 5.610 5.300 5.330 5.150 4.140 3.840 -7,2% 5.203 -9,8% -33,4% Sudan (former) 10.014 17.035 17.702 18.550 20.168 22.268 15.000 15.708 17.220 18.060 18.900 4,7% 18.061 80,4% 88,7% Swaziland 2.535 3.252 3.100 3.250 3.380 3.350 3.000 3.144 3.006 3.505 3.600 2,7% 3.259 28,5% 42,0% Sweden 34.918 32.236 31.731 30.540 31.671 30.453 28.180 28.522 26.900 26.960 27.100 0,5% 29.429 -15,7% -22,4% Switzerland 16.438 13.784 13.457 13.578 13.335 12.510 12.081 11.768 11.058 11.215 10.874 -3,0% 12.366 -24,8% -33,9% Syrian Arab Republic 22.325 21.243 24.101 24.750 27.304 29.500 27.720 31.082 36.172 35.751 34.500 -3,5% 29.212 30,9% 54,5% Tajikistan 14.060 23.242 22.573 25.988 28.810 28.290 28.900 30.320 28.676 29.838 31.764 6,5% 27.840 98,0% 125,9% Thailand 5.346 7.522 8.066 6.669 6.969 7.538 7.759 7.981 7.610 7.616 9.371 23,0% 7.710 44,2% 75,3% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 13.449 13.000 14.100 14.096 14.000 12.893 13.357 13.799 13.554 13.893 13.398 -3,6% 13.609 1,2% -0,4% Timor-Leste 272 400 405 447 453 300 400 800 1.223 940 910 -3,2% 628 130,5% 234,1% Tunisia 18.930 21.300 22.080 22.300 24.200 25.080 24.900 24.550 24.800 22.450 25.800 14,9% 23.746 25,4% 36,3% Turkey 202.521 200.000 198.000 195.000 179.000 154.300 157.908 152.512 147.812 142.684 140.665 -1,4% 166.788 -17,6% -30,5% Turkmenistan 6.466 18.000 25.000 27.000 28.000 30.000 30.000 41.000 40.000 40.000 40.000 0,0% 31.900 393,4% 518,7% Uganda 50.733 73.000 78.000 80.000 83.000 86.000 90.000 93.000 97.000 101.000 102.000 1,0% 88.300 74,0% 101,1% Ukraine 1.568.721 1.604.700 1.592.300 1.586.900 1.556.000 1.515.900 1.461.500 1.453.300 1.408.900 1.411.800 1.411.900 0,0% 1.500.320 -4,4% -10,0% United Arab Emirates 307 511 495 270 270 270 270 270 270 280 330 17,9% 324 5,3% 7,4% United Kingdom 171.275 165.000 158.000 145.000 148.700 137.400 141.000 140.200 144.000 144.000 138.000 -4,2% 146.130 -14,7% -19,4% United Republic of Tanzania 73.479 76.721 77.200 83.255 89.310 125.990 126.000 125.000 134.415 173.507 145.000 -16,4% 115.640 57,4% 97,3% United States of America 550.222 494.086 512.297 505.701 471.869 439.574 453.334 454.143 423.666 422.492 407.923 -3,4% 458.509 -16,7% -25,9% Uruguay 12.467 8.269 10.913 10.680 8.627 8.326 8.569 7.925 6.294 6.353 5.707 -10,2% 8.166 -34,5% -54,2% USSR 6.014.800 Uzbekistan 49.292 50.800 48.900 49.200 52.140 49.810 52.590 56.008 59.700 62.800 68.000 8,3% 54.995 11,6% 38,0% Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.299 18.702 19.590 17.007 18.848 24.210 24.325 24.597 22.025 25.000 23.000 -8,0% 21.730 25,6% 33,0% Viet Nam 31.029 30.000 32.102 33.887 34.000 35.000 35.000 36.000 36.000 37.000 37.100 0,3% 34.609 11,5% 19,6% Yemen 14.646 17.325 17.627 17.834 16.870 17.155 17.831 19.340 23.010 21.497 23.169 7,8% 19.166 30,9% 58,2%
  • 13. Table 1.3: World yields of potatoes (100 kg/ha) source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91-00 / Ø01-10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 World + (Total) 157.189 158.142 165.123 164.617 174.927 168.033 166.009 172.812 180.371 178.007 173.924 -2,3% 170.197 8,3% 10,6% Afghanistan 168.471 167.857 164.286 166.667 176.471 150.000 150.000 150.400 140.000 140.000 120.000 -14,3% 152.568 -9,4% -28,8% Africa + (Total) 112.852 111.594 109.669 110.138 109.100 103.151 109.882 108.167 119.098 116.827 122.013 4,4% 111.964 -0,8% 8,1% Albania 107.838 148.818 153.868 151.301 149.346 167.061 170.745 188.902 193.878 219.780 231.111 5,2% 177.481 64,6% 114,3% Algeria 129.733 147.018 183.724 212.037 203.585 216.267 220.689 189.927 236.393 250.764 253.077 0,9% 211.348 62,9% 95,1% Americas + (Total) 225.020 240.904 244.282 249.891 256.166 250.724 256.727 255.357 256.319 257.753 250.242 -2,9% 251.837 11,9% 11,2% Angola 65.392 137.454 61.857 61.534 28.464 23.646 52.148 62.138 85.085 79.589 80.431 1,1% 67.235 2,8% 23,0% Argentina 242.711 283.768 251.347 279.269 288.717 283.917 285.828 286.765 279.412 286.765 289.220 0,9% 281.501 16,0% 19,2% Armenia 121.591 114.586 122.814 157.194 161.509 164.498 163.418 184.719 189.096 185.496 170.146 -8,3% 161.348 32,7% 39,9% Asia + (Total) 147.892 150.447 161.879 159.740 167.019 160.578 151.915 158.687 166.854 161.500 167.981 4,0% 160.660 8,6% 13,6% Australia 301.201 325.500 351.359 347.439 362.788 344.117 354.318 355.464 366.643 361.745 351.335 -2,9% 352.071 16,9% 16,6% Austria 267.542 300.394 303.832 265.287 316.117 343.985 298.641 294.931 331.993 324.947 305.703 -5,9% 308.583 15,3% 14,3% Azerbaijan 89.725 109.794 121.145 129.604 141.416 153.214 149.497 154.570 156.429 149.950 144.945 -3,3% 141.056 57,2% 61,5% Bahrain 152.002 110.000 190.000 180.000 180.000 50.000 130.000 255.556 210.000 166.667 157.143 -5,7% 162.937 7,2% 3,4% Bangladesh 110.849 129.163 126.010 138.021 144.313 148.805 143.848 149.768 165.373 133.367 182.299 36,7% 146.097 31,8% 64,5% Belarus 126.177 122.132 134.922 164.350 195.459 177.299 191.956 211.948 220.735 186.040 213.518 14,8% 181.836 44,1% 69,2% Belgium 444.058 412.267 471.475 425.319 483.954 428.136 385.452 469.492 460.712 447.084 422.676 -5,5% 440.657 -0,8% -4,8% Belgium-Luxembourg 452.146 Belize 93.575 104.951 75.119 60.759 136.981 111.720 131.573 75.873 129.104 134.810 137.500 2,0% 109.839 17,4% 46,9% Benin 67.488 20.000 20.000 26.000 16.667 12.727 26.000 30.000 32.500 36.364 40.000 10,0% 26.026 -61,4% -40,7% Bermuda 247.732 240.000 222.222 220.000 250.000 234.286 225.000 244.444 228.667 234.444 250.000 6,6% 234.906 -5,2% 0,9% Bhutan 114.485 77.143 75.267 98.279 138.521 91.444 95.728 101.212 95.006 98.644 117.374 19,0% 98.862 -13,6% 2,5% Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49.437 56.778 57.170 57.126 56.423 56.699 55.759 53.667 54.067 52.309 54.065 3,4% 55.406 12,1% 9,4% Bosnia and Herzegovina 79.345 87.995 93.282 70.863 103.295 110.905 100.915 93.783 106.066 112.701 104.566 -7,2% 98.437 24,1% 31,8% Brazil 151.547 185.007 194.038 203.426 213.525 220.095 223.802 240.356 253.729 248.299 258.859 4,3% 224.114 47,9% 70,8% Bulgaria 101.069 123.921 120.894 151.312 186.855 156.448 157.758 133.197 163.091 165.509 181.957 9,9% 154.094 52,5% 80,0% Burkina Faso 41.727 15.852 20.527 20.000 18.849 20.000 20.000 20.000 17.264 12.798 17.500 36,7% 18.279 -56,2% -58,1% Burundi 29.020 20.145 24.855 22.994 19.064 26.957 26.290 25.953 26.273 27.711 25.810 -6,9% 24.605 -15,2% -11,1% Cameroon 29.047 51.674 39.452 35.061 31.159 25.900 27.330 26.587 26.367 25.345 25.150 -0,8% 31.403 8,1% -13,4% Canada 272.550 253.251 275.315 292.024 304.862 283.766 321.821 314.573 312.066 313.126 316.055 0,9% 298.686 9,6% 16,0% Cape Verde 154.585 161.905 163.348 150.862 154.239 158.444 163.636 165.217 186.756 185.050 184.314 -0,4% 167.377 8,3% 19,2% Central African Republic 25.830 22.670 19.051 17.405 15.824 14.778 14.536 15.085 16.687 12.403 11.650 -6,1% 16.009 -38,0% -54,9% Chad 63.220 51.120 45.157 42.034 41.655 44.439 56.840 96.380 84.400 83.333 83.667 0,4% 62.903 -0,5% 32,3% Chile 153.136 191.735 212.397 195.309 192.104 200.601 220.155 152.389 172.591 205.101 212.986 3,8% 195.537 27,7% 39,1% China 136.904 136.841 150.398 150.605 157.140 145.222 128.245 146.283 151.821 144.170 147.315 2,2% 145.804 6,5% 7,6% Colombia 155.679 143.742 156.377 164.360 158.199 151.954 159.034 166.986 176.013 183.793 149.463 -18,7% 160.992 3,4% -4,0% Comoros 143.086 150.000 140.800 142.857 145.641 125.500 142.857 164.359 163.415 165.217 160.000 -3,2% 150.065 4,9% 11,8% Congo 85.298 88.000 89.980 89.310 88.542 89.286 88.235 87.755 88.235 88.182 88.448 0,3% 88.597 3,9% 3,7% Costa Rica 227.894 265.155 261.716 253.549 244.357 243.595 235.761 235.305 245.822 250.144 249.489 -0,3% 248.489 9,0% 9,5% Croatia 92.718 102.106 113.892 59.440 153.997 144.638 163.810 170.730 170.369 193.036 163.115 -15,5% 143.513 54,8% 75,9% Cuba 197.403 260.496 257.689 239.710 263.995 254.222 246.406 147.098 200.327 223.237 220.851 -1,1% 231.403 17,2% 11,9% Cyprus 204.476 211.724 258.304 231.911 244.703 246.365 297.203 247.218 225.049 221.328 169.072 -23,6% 235.288 15,1% -17,3% Czech Republic 193.246 208.818 235.729 189.681 239.561 280.835 230.525 257.150 258.346 262.209 245.461 -6,4% 240.832 24,6% 27,0% Czechoslovakia 162.014
  • 14. Table 1.3: World yields of potatoes (100 kg/ha) source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91-00 / Ø01-10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 105.248 120.831 95.152 108.085 108.571 108.947 121.622 110.186 84.137 117.293 128.421 9,5% 110.325 4,8% 22,0% Democratic Republic of the Congo 47.826 46.333 46.380 46.330 46.331 46.329 46.329 46.331 46.330 46.330 46.331 0,0% 46.335 -3,1% -3,1% Denmark 372.948 403.829 399.066 391.191 397.415 394.100 352.642 385.647 416.339 415.861 352.675 -15,2% 390.877 4,8% -5,4% Dominica 144.122 121.538 134.545 100.000 96.923 83.571 113.000 132.222 147.500 124.545 130.000 4,4% 118.384 -17,9% -9,8% Dominican Republic 105.268 183.821 166.370 183.625 179.600 220.766 222.125 216.325 210.654 219.707 232.776 5,9% 203.577 93,4% 121,1% Ecuador 77.852 97.253 91.998 74.938 71.587 69.668 69.768 68.022 61.416 58.530 87.422 49,4% 75.060 -3,6% 12,3% Egypt 214.749 238.739 240.383 246.150 244.443 250.826 250.085 255.717 259.390 264.240 259.212 -1,9% 250.919 16,8% 20,7% El Salvador 165.831 229.878 236.013 227.674 288.786 221.220 220.517 218.481 218.555 252.417 252.796 0,2% 236.634 42,7% 52,4% Eritrea 77.595 58.050 61.120 43.400 64.000 79.311 78.493 24.508 8.406 12.000 15.000 25,0% 44.429 -42,7% -80,7% Estonia 131.462 155.249 131.599 143.933 103.416 150.277 132.608 171.977 142.273 152.752 174.562 14,3% 145.865 11,0% 32,8% Ethiopia 78.477 92.222 104.872 93.349 98.595 72.801 72.801 71.914 79.724 79.822 82.015 2,7% 84.812 8,1% 4,5% Ethiopia PDR 80.000 Europe + (Total) 154.328 155.592 159.234 160.066 178.002 172.231 171.793 183.246 194.303 196.808 176.954 -10,1% 174.823 13,3% 14,7% European Union + (Total) 228.376 239.015 268.545 248.572 286.171 271.473 250.690 288.454 287.246 298.791 284.849 -4,7% 272.381 19,3% 24,7% Faroe Islands 152.112 158.941 175.732 164.359 171.842 175.352 166.269 140.000 152.784 157.895 140.000 -11,3% 160.317 5,4% -8,0% Fiji 71.624 70.000 109.000 110.000 114.000 77.778 80.000 84.444 82.000 77.778 70.000 -10,0% 87.500 22,2% -2,3% Finland 212.795 244.267 261.779 215.122 226.886 256.990 205.607 256.996 261.221 286.098 261.548 -8,6% 247.651 16,4% 22,9% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 110.463 133.077 129.887 123.802 142.143 144.771 140.859 131.087 140.996 149.105 151.011 1,3% 138.674 25,5% 36,7% France 361.524 374.626 423.804 403.625 454.162 422.227 401.909 454.397 417.335 420.110 430.590 2,5% 420.279 16,3% 19,1% French Polynesia 93.634 86.036 89.474 88.235 86.625 84.878 88.167 92.308 94.932 94.032 90.000 -4,3% 89.469 -4,4% -3,9% Georgia 115.599 115.597 113.615 116.563 113.481 108.613 73.991 108.113 80.921 120.444 110.531 -8,2% 106.187 -8,1% -4,4% Germany 368.273 422.432 404.526 345.177 441.758 419.798 365.680 423.471 437.606 440.557 399.761 -9,3% 410.077 11,4% 8,6% Greece 201.550 205.090 193.763 206.710 207.764 184.232 198.412 204.824 253.134 253.134 252.070 -0,4% 215.913 7,1% 25,1% Guatemala 210.898 234.553 236.227 225.732 255.804 268.402 247.663 245.118 258.180 263.584 252.146 -4,3% 248.741 17,9% 19,6% Guinea 63.371 61.356 61.262 61.011 59.380 62.267 61.627 61.714 0,1% 61.499 Haiti 134.079 129.412 127.500 133.249 127.778 130.000 140.998 131.818 130.435 125.000 125.000 0,0% 130.119 -3,0% -6,8% Honduras 123.945 170.700 165.543 181.102 172.745 161.908 162.963 181.923 210.827 166.654 149.887 -10,1% 172.425 39,1% 20,9% Hungary 173.832 250.499 221.222 185.869 253.210 258.776 249.942 221.693 269.012 251.082 217.319 -13,4% 237.862 36,8% 25,0% Iceland 120.589 142.075 110.000 88.625 160.000 184.000 200.000 182.584 175.562 133.427 175.562 31,6% 155.184 28,7% 45,6% India 167.268 183.627 194.173 173.208 188.091 188.908 185.920 164.101 192.973 188.103 199.299 6,0% 185.840 11,1% 19,1% Indonesia 151.237 148.495 155.903 153.206 163.870 164.014 169.363 160.919 166.718 165.123 159.446 -3,4% 160.706 6,3% 5,4% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 204.750 199.689 226.265 243.033 242.162 254.693 257.472 270.144 265.194 266.738 277.124 3,9% 250.251 22,2% 35,3% Iraq 161.161 163.947 170.047 170.146 162.581 158.431 176.444 179.580 105.689 113.273 157.254 38,8% 155.739 -3,4% -2,4% Ireland 288.635 334.266 336.759 343.803 415.188 346.780 332.922 340.991 309.917 280.078 270.902 -3,3% 331.161 14,7% -6,1% Israel 341.904 347.647 327.394 257.241 354.899 353.927 304.376 364.002 322.869 320.438 248.258 -22,5% 320.105 -6,4% -27,4% Italy 230.117 250.910 240.998 217.701 251.486 250.820 246.071 256.305 227.242 251.285 249.684 -0,6% 244.250 6,1% 8,5% Jamaica 134.859 144.634 148.595 149.111 156.346 156.141 166.966 164.330 164.850 169.416 142.411 -15,9% 156.280 15,9% 5,6% Japan 313.128 318.172 334.130 332.466 330.734 316.341 304.273 340.000 323.086 295.909 300.245 1,5% 319.536 2,0% -4,1% Jordan 246.685 269.245 300.782 322.349 365.455 354.944 303.198 274.908 239.238 312.382 301.761 -3,4% 304.426 23,4% 22,3% Kazakhstan 94.424 132.895 139.270 139.045 134.481 150.137 153.850 155.794 144.354 161.809 142.955 -11,7% 145.459 54,0% 51,4% Kenya 89.220 91.596 77.113 96.729 84.400 81.111 67.365 70.833 48.893 26.124 29.413 12,6% 67.358 -24,5% -67,0% Kuwait 294.133 412.565 249.500 273.469 272.895 272.895 272.895 276.471 276.471 304.331 301.136 -1,0% 291.263 -1,0% 2,4% Kyrgyzstan 125.010 158.221 237.869 157.200 159.938 150.370 154.716 158.947 157.047 159.993 158.885 -0,7% 165.319 32,2% 27,1% Lao People's Democratic Republic 64.719 61.818 53.264 54.587 44.676 52.204 52.254 51.880 53.256 53.243 51.282 -3,7% 52.846 -18,3% -20,8%
  • 15. Table 1.3: World yields of potatoes (100 kg/ha) source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91-00 / Ø01-10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 Latvia 132.085 111.670 143.358 135.348 128.507 145.942 122.151 159.330 178.148 175.133 160.797 -8,2% 146.038 10,6% 21,7% Lebanon 215.370 215.966 234.970 217.260 255.504 259.594 200.000 256.020 256.020 251.220 241.218 -4,0% 238.777 10,9% 12,0% Lesotho 154.503 162.963 183.636 155.535 170.109 161.696 179.945 166.071 166.379 124.014 134.521 8,5% 160.487 3,9% -12,9% Libya 156.214 195.000 195.000 196.726 195.000 195.460 195.440 193.333 193.333 212.760 193.333 -9,1% 196.539 25,8% 23,8% Lithuania 135.944 102.868 154.365 154.402 128.802 120.987 79.083 109.110 148.017 142.167 130.055 -8,5% 126.986 -6,6% -4,3% Luxembourg 282.630 310.218 299.182 294.205 350.299 317.911 276.454 318.469 360.199 331.854 317.577 -4,3% 317.637 12,4% 12,4% Madagascar 57.384 59.661 59.621 51.036 56.139 58.281 57.249 57.533 57.165 57.171 54.826 -4,1% 56.868 -0,9% -4,5% Malawi 95.463 135.370 126.772 130.916 120.873 90.370 133.445 151.922 146.009 161.923 160.600 -0,8% 135.820 42,3% 68,2% Mali 177.424 185.714 236.418 229.547 163.954 194.956 238.984 240.551 239.915 237.913 206.175 -13,3% 217.413 22,5% 16,2% Malta 220.001 142.114 239.028 201.976 207.118 238.024 225.000 202.086 271.429 143.843 67.857 -52,8% 193.848 -11,9% -69,2% Martinique 25.000 25.000 Mauritania 49.205 51.429 51.282 51.907 53.131 51.163 56.327 46.390 52.477 51.933 51.163 -1,5% 51.720 5,1% 4,0% Mauritius 201.467 209.884 220.116 210.187 185.272 213.306 238.105 251.918 229.444 231.096 203.649 -11,9% 219.298 8,9% 1,1% Mexico 197.109 237.799 237.558 254.313 242.399 259.662 248.610 270.565 277.258 277.374 277.579 0,1% 258.312 31,0% 40,8% Mongolia 77.530 65.507 50.707 93.425 88.327 84.801 101.716 99.887 109.652 111.801 121.584 8,8% 92.741 19,6% 56,8% Montenegro 130.448 104.916 131.181 150.946 145.740 -3,4% 132.646 Montserrat 34.133 40.000 40.541 41.389 42.941 50.857 47.813 33.333 43.095 38.182 52.500 37,5% 43.065 26,2% 53,8% Morocco 174.550 187.740 231.985 217.772 241.650 238.090 263.272 247.976 244.675 608.113 283.502 -53,4% 276.478 58,4% 62,4% Mozambique 113.344 143.774 116.629 125.257 127.815 109.276 132.353 133.333 139.151 137.552 138.125 0,4% 130.327 15,0% 21,9% Myanmar 99.898 106.416 108.747 105.823 113.728 129.422 135.345 145.977 138.123 141.121 126.055 -10,7% 125.076 25,2% 26,2% Namibia 125.000 129.032 130.435 129.032 110.579 113.065 69.796 127.855 131.969 130.495 131.579 0,8% 120.384 -3,7% 5,3% Nepal 87.949 101.824 109.018 109.247 114.899 118.458 130.897 126.568 131.100 133.263 135.841 1,9% 121.112 37,7% 54,5% Netherlands 427.137 434.106 445.686 407.753 456.832 434.423 400.488 437.884 455.741 463.376 435.980 -5,9% 437.227 2,4% 2,1% New Caledonia 154.061 107.657 108.000 106.200 106.154 110.933 100.457 100.167 104.294 99.200 96.444 -2,8% 103.951 -32,5% -37,4% New Zealand 415.028 445.871 471.209 457.457 451.264 453.309 427.584 477.612 459.091 478.154 418.189 -12,5% 453.974 9,4% 0,8% Nicaragua 140.024 128.571 132.558 131.818 133.333 134.783 138.298 137.500 137.500 136.000 136.667 0,5% 134.703 -3,8% -2,4% Niger 94.203 100.881 100.000 100.000 104.545 102.308 115.357 99.691 177.412 172.504 175.000 1,4% 124.770 32,4% 85,8% Nigeria 55.148 28.255 28.438 28.851 29.512 29.846 31.504 24.610 42.015 36.591 36.012 -1,6% 31.563 -42,8% -34,7% Norway 243.421 257.303 257.937 251.620 279.430 231.107 272.042 227.959 278.193 241.836 242.523 0,3% 253.995 4,3% -0,4% Occupied Palestinian Territory 277.559 311.444 302.130 297.747 298.858 334.022 309.853 309.557 326.629 359.482 314.218 -12,6% 316.394 14,0% 13,2% Oceania + (Total) 322.494 349.504 374.925 370.730 380.960 366.320 369.825 380.128 384.338 388.732 366.301 -5,8% 373.176 15,7% 13,6% Oman 241.157 326.170 309.080 287.249 276.984 284.619 283.737 284.232 284.615 294.985 211.144 -28,4% 284.282 17,9% -12,4% Pakistan 133.133 164.180 163.629 168.028 176.673 180.795 133.447 193.516 164.550 202.848 226.823 11,8% 177.449 33,3% 70,4% Panama 164.062 206.170 225.149 229.295 224.732 200.517 276.678 218.524 257.074 233.370 195.775 -16,1% 226.728 38,2% 19,3% Papua New Guinea 43.878 47.550 48.026 44.444 45.801 45.000 45.412 45.000 44.545 45.455 42.857 -5,7% 45.409 3,5% -2,3% Paraguay 57.751 54.257 56.020 64.000 63.290 62.353 64.737 65.000 65.104 69.519 65.000 -6,5% 62.928 9,0% 12,6% Peru 95.199 114.862 121.751 121.854 121.901 124.584 124.534 126.342 129.138 133.353 131.588 -1,3% 124.991 31,3% 38,2% Philippines 140.519 124.044 125.867 126.159 127.536 127.633 127.451 149.259 151.753 150.758 153.366 1,7% 136.383 -2,9% 9,1% Poland 171.919 162.271 193.231 179.316 196.266 176.293 150.394 214.618 190.607 191.018 178.586 -6,5% 183.260 6,6% 3,9% Portugal 141.604 139.398 148.534 152.893 160.683 137.918 147.683 154.324 145.656 152.168 148.837 -2,2% 148.809 5,1% 5,1% Qatar 97.725 80.000 75.000 80.000 80.000 90.000 103.333 100.000 100.000 112.500 100.000 -11,1% 92.083 -5,8% 2,3% Republic of Korea 230.356 244.472 270.001 246.501 255.597 273.226 263.424 281.277 294.349 276.245 247.544 -10,4% 265.264 15,2% 7,5% Republic of Moldova 64.332 90.210 72.206 78.698 91.920 105.440 109.462 56.328 86.741 92.510 101.256 9,5% 88.477 37,5% 57,4% Réunion 155.914 232.370 208.514 201.850 181.467 149.302 140.625 120.000 140.000 120.000 145.098 20,9% 163.923 5,1% -6,9%
  • 16. Table 1.3: World yields of potatoes (100 kg/ha) source: FAO (last update 07/08/2012) - extraction Oct 2012 data for 2011 and 2012 not available countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2009/2010 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91-00 / Ø01-10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 Romania 124.945 144.456 143.984 140.036 166.540 131.035 141.860 136.211 140.485 153.812 132.960 -13,6% 143.138 14,6% 6,4% Russian Federation 107.305 108.716 102.782 115.737 114.742 121.412 130.206 128.992 137.560 142.659 100.235 -29,7% 120.304 12,1% -6,6% Rwanda 66.118 86.222 83.133 82.084 80.407 96.891 91.961 77.595 91.334 102.215 118.679 16,1% 91.052 37,7% 79,5% Saint Kitts and Nevis 109.230 120.000 119.231 97.333 94.375 125.000 137.500 140.000 265.556 235.849 236.013 0,1% 157.086 43,8% 116,1% Saudi Arabia 196.822 240.917 228.648 232.293 260.589 243.565 242.031 235.025 249.332 251.423 241.512 -3,9% 242.534 23,2% 22,7% Senegal 159.615 157.460 258.305 129.218 149.835 136.536 200.382 200.000 113.000 200.000 200.000 0,0% 174.474 9,3% 25,3% Serbia 110.181 91.336 103.921 114.915 115.730 0,7% 107.217 Serbia and Montenegro 78.226 108.496 101.277 81.410 109.872 115.619 115.619 115.619 115.619 115.619 115.619 0,0% 109.477 39,9% 47,8% Slovakia 142.855 123.397 185.857 152.677 157.637 157.672 143.104 161.893 171.883 185.992 114.455 -38,5% 155.457 8,8% -19,9% Slovenia 171.661 190.468 233.322 157.509 250.988 229.486 180.760 228.469 226.607 247.725 245.353 -1,0% 219.069 27,6% 42,9% South Africa 248.550 320.179 343.125 299.200 346.081 333.534 332.654 340.067 340.000 339.378 336.047 -1,0% 333.027 34,0% 35,2% Spain 213.194 259.926 279.460 263.594 271.599 269.844 288.421 289.238 262.166 290.757 295.447 1,6% 277.045 29,9% 38,6% Sri Lanka 114.596 135.718 134.206 113.708 148.033 141.622 148.094 145.197 145.282 149.034 135.234 -9,3% 139.613 21,8% 18,0% Sudan (former) 197.990 117.702 165.678 166.577 166.601 172.894 168.000 168.004 164.925 166.667 166.667 0,0% 162.372 -18,0% -15,8% Swaziland 18.944 19.222 20.000 20.000 23.133 20.000 20.000 20.207 22.478 20.257 20.000 -1,3% 20.530 8,4% 5,6% Sweden 324.993 286.946 287.905 280.648 309.147 311.070 276.011 276.629 317.175 318.212 300.959 -5,4% 296.470 -8,8% -7,4% Switzerland 414.121 375.725 391.023 337.310 394.976 387.690 323.649 417.233 427.745 465.002 386.978 -16,8% 390.733 -5,6% -6,6% Syrian Arab Republic 188.778 213.451 212.937 196.606 198.412 206.237 217.677 183.427 199.185 198.484 195.130 -1,7% 202.155 7,1% 3,4% Tajikistan 133.035 132.600 158.022 182.134 183.006 196.227 198.508 218.368 237.053 231.535 239.308 3,4% 197.676 48,6% 79,9% Thailand 133.321 120.904 120.717 130.052 143.224 151.076 152.815 157.503 150.459 165.948 141.733 -14,6% 143.443 7,6% 6,3% Timor-Leste 20.824 24.200 24.691 22.371 15.453 20.000 25.000 25.000 21.390 20.447 19.780 -3,3% 21.833 4,8% -5,0% Tunisia 134.735 154.930 140.399 139.013 154.959 123.604 146.586 142.566 149.194 144.321 147.287 2,1% 144.286 7,1% 9,3% Turkey 244.618 250.000 262.626 271.795 268.156 265.068 278.473 278.418 283.909 308.213 323.328 4,9% 278.999 14,1% 32,2% Turkmenistan 62.654 66.667 56.000 59.259 60.000 58.333 60.000 60.122 60.050 61.675 61.250 -0,7% 60.336 -3,7% -2,2% Uganda 71.709 69.589 70.000 69.625 69.036 68.023 69.778 69.892 69.072 68.218 68.137 -0,1% 69.137 -3,6% -5,0% Ukraine 108.318 108.079 104.374 116.283 133.386 128.388 133.199 131.439 138.728 139.298 132.481 -4,9% 126.566 16,8% 22,3% United Arab Emirates 171.960 224.971 202.949 262.741 262.593 262.593 262.593 262.593 262.593 253.571 239.394 -5,6% 249.659 45,2% 39,2% United Kingdom 400.791 402.970 440.886 408.138 424.781 435.153 415.887 401.926 416.597 444.167 438.841 -1,2% 422.935 5,5% 9,5% United Republic of Tanzania 70.281 80.710 82.606 82.208 81.863 51.672 52.381 52.000 50.215 41.922 51.724 23,4% 62.730 -10,7% -26,4% United States of America 380.356 401.803 405.669 410.986 438.151 437.303 440.949 444.336 444.374 464.447 449.533 -3,2% 433.755 14,0% 18,2% Uruguay 117.962 146.493 129.399 162.745 159.905 189.330 172.693 149.353 169.299 161.006 200.915 24,8% 164.114 39,1% 70,3% USSR 107.797 Uzbekistan 112.009 146.535 158.937 169.594 171.793 185.541 194.141 212.113 234.288 242.755 239.691 -1,3% 195.539 74,6% 114,0% Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 168.454 176.031 178.982 189.098 185.730 183.026 186.698 185.657 191.154 199.672 187.435 -6,1% 186.348 10,6% 11,3% Viet Nam 100.770 105.317 117.585 106.935 107.353 105.714 105.714 103.333 105.556 104.865 120.270 14,7% 108.264 7,4% 19,4% Yemen 130.794 120.402 119.572 119.616 117.343 126.936 126.951 128.754 114.709 129.331 130.942 1,2% 123.456 -5,6% 0,1% Yugoslav SFR 88.762 Zambia 90.121 97.720 127.451 140.000 125.907 144.245 140.000 131.818 101.051 172.628 162.228 -6,0% 134.305 49,0% 80,0% Zimbabwe 153.690 157.143 159.091 160.000 161.573 139.962 154.117 160.060 167.032 146.551 165.714 13,1% 157.124 2,2% 7,8%
  • 17. region / countries Ø 1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2010/2011 change Ø2001-2010 change Ø91-00 / Ø01-10 change Ø91-00 / 2010 World 36.206.086 35.593.595 34.944.352 34.872.830 34.528.310 32.463.084 32.778.495 30.676.048 31.013.562 31.882.331 31.586.155 -0,9% 33.033.876 -8,8% -12,8% Africa 1.045.322 1.318.382 1.468.009 1.569.819 1.642.245 1.479.242 1.554.195 1.557.122 1.786.641 1.926.317 1.926.317 0,0% 1.622.829 55,2% 84,3% Americas 2.900.554 3.128.271 3.052.556 3.033.146 2.915.303 2.895.789 3.091.394 2.810.112 2.746.749 2.762.684 2.809.147 1,7% 2.924.515 0,8% -3,2% Asia 6.875.819 7.714.526 7.913.520 8.110.076 8.346.467 7.395.990 8.353.578 8.580.755 8.649.063 8.799.035 8.836.920 0,4% 8.269.993 20,3% 28,5% Europe 25.216.971 23.261.010 22.339.928 21.989.424 21.453.893 20.521.662 19.608.814 17.569.630 17.640.210 18.249.457 17.845.323 -2,2% 20.047.935 -20,5% -29,2% EU-27 8.725.320 6.831.758 6.297.883 5.988.115 5.586.470 5.476.154 5.174.482 5.435.746 5.109.405 5.323.165 4.996.310 -6,1% 5.621.949 -35,6% -42,7% Oceania 167.421 171.407 170.339 170.365 170.402 170.401 170.514 158.429 190.899 144.838 168.448 16,3% 168.604 0,7% 0,6% Advanced economies °) 5.473.752 5.106.119 4.906.800 4.709.580 4.558.707 4.432.339 4.442.957 4.286.026 4.206.856 4.235.072 4.361.099 3,0% 4.524.556 -17,3% -20,3% Least Developed Countries (LIFDC) °) 697.557 935.927 1.047.873 1.142.427 1.262.117 1.137.885 1.259.564 1.298.326 1.434.944 1.530.457 1.530.467 0,0% 1.257.999 80,3% 119,4% Near East °) 501.741 517.436 555.416 573.473 582.492 580.881 508.098 541.647 679.271 785.082 785.082 0,0% 610.888 21,8% 56,5% --Northern Africa 443.154 457.314 490.881 508.276 515.475 512.313 438.679 462.050 609.132 703.020 703.020 0,0% 540.016 21,9% 58,6% --Africa, South of Sahara 602.168 861.068 977.128 1.061.543 1.126.770 966.929 1.115.516 1.095.072 1.177.509 1.223.297 1.223.297 0,0% 1.082.813 79,8% 103,1% Low Income Food Deficit Countries °) 3.488.738 4.282.413 4.529.680 4.884.323 5.047.343 5.001.457 5.340.016 5.500.209 5.801.630 5.887.797 5.881.259 -0,1% 5.215.613 49,5% 68,6% Argentina 91.524 83.317 69.483 63.903 58.500 63.000 63.000 63.000 63.000 63.000 63.000 0,0% 65.320 -28,6% -31,2% Bangladesh 165.974 237.600 245.318 270.740 326.291 373.200 345.000 402.000 395.000 435.000 435.000 0,0% 346.515 108,8% 162,1% Brazil 303.837 290.050 273.568 257.006 256.721 253.517 266.040 260.854 249.986 262.228 262.228 0,0% 263.220 -13,4% -13,7% Canada 271.059 320.000 338.000 320.000 292.000 300.000 350.000 200.000 200.000 200.000 200.000 0,0% 272.000 0,3% -26,2% China 2.751.716 2.801.500 2.801.588 2.701.361 2.901.572 2.001.868 2.651.818 2.702.348 2.752.002 2.842.254 2.902.254 2,1% 2.705.857 -1,7% 5,5% Colombia 159.857 112.000 130.000 128.000 120.000 138.000 169.000 119.896 100.766 96.515 96.515 0,0% 121.069 -24,3% -39,6% Egypt 213.560 232.087 235.000 250.000 240.000 250.000 200.000 200.000 407.000 408.000 408.000 0,0% 283.009 32,5% 91,0% India 1.902.512 2.015.200 2.139.520 2.375.520 2.438.240 2.510.720 2.788.480 2.873.600 2.925.280 2.936.480 2.936.480 0,0% 2.593.952 36,3% 54,3% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 158.426 166.000 173.254 183.918 189.645 163.844 149.047 177.482 153.995 146.306 146.306 0,0% 164.980 4,1% -7,7% Japan 207.500 180.000 174.000 168.000 167.000 159.000 165.190 162.966 150.930 151.932 151.932 0,0% 163.095 -21,4% -26,8% Kazakhstan 418.578 476.300 472.000 453.000 325.200 326.600 313.700 305.400 310.200 339.300 320.000 -5,7% 364.170 -13,0% -23,6% Peru 318.730 549.855 529.129 517.048 543.481 518.963 563.154 581.167 599.602 620.000 620.000 0,0% 564.240 77,0% 94,5% Russian Federation 8.919.344 9.126.800 8.972.800 8.806.500 8.908.000 8.362.500 8.000.000 5.900.000 5.902.000 6.393.800 6.473.100 1,2% 7.684.550 -13,8% -27,4% Turkey 377.800 400.000 396.000 390.000 358.000 308.600 316.000 305.000 296.000 286.000 281.000 -1,7% 333.660 -11,7% -25,6% Ukraine 4.665.667 4.955.000 4.817.000 5.094.000 5.000.000 4.830.000 4.800.000 4.650.000 4.660.000 4.650.000 4.500.000 -3,2% 4.795.600 2,8% -3,6% United States of America 1.314.600 1.329.000 1.279.000 1.300.000 1.205.000 1.174.000 1.230.600 1.146.820 1.098.370 1.089.840 1.136.670 4,3% 1.198.930 -8,8% -13,5% °) definitions: "Advanced economies" by IMF, "Near East" by USAID, "Least Developed Countries" and "Low Income Food Deficite Countries (LIFDC)" by FAO Source: FAO data last update 07/08/2012, extraction Oct.2012 - DG Agri elaborations (data for 2011 and 2012 not available) Table 1.4: World production of seed potatoes (tons)
  • 18. share in world production 2010 100,0% 6,1% 8,9% 28,0% 56,5% 15,8% 0,5% 13,8% 4,8% 2,5% 2,2% 3,9% 18,6% 0,2% 1,4% 0,8% 0,6% 9,2% 0,3% 1,3% 9,3% 0,5% 0,5% 1,0% 2,0% 20,5% 0,9% 14,2% 3,6%
  • 19. Source: FAO 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 Mio metric tons Graph 1.1 a: The main 30 world producers of potatoes, incl. EU-27, in 2010 (Mio metric tons) source: FAO 2012
  • 20. 0 10.000.000 20.000.000 30.000.000 40.000.000 50.000.000 60.000.000 70.000.000 80.000.000 China India Russian Federation Ukraine United States of America Germany Poland Bangladesh Belarus France Netherlands EU-27 tons Graph 1.1 b: Evolution of potatoes production of main world producers and EU-27 (2008-2010) 2008 2009 2010 production in China growing / EU production decreases from around 62 Mio to 57,5 Mio tons Source: FAO 2012
  • 21. Table 1.5: Importance of potato production in the EU Value of potato production (mio €) 2010 estimated (with regions average) Value of potato production (mio €) 2011 estimated (with regions average) 2010/2009 change Agricultural output (mio €) 2011 estimated Share of potato production in agricult. output - 2011 Potato area 2010 (1000 ha) Potato area 2011 (1000 ha) Usable agricultural area 2007 (1000 ha) Usable agricultural area 2010 (1000 ha) Share of potato area (2010) in Usable agricultural area (2007) Share of potato area (2011) in Usable agricultural area (2010) EU 27 378,4 412,5 9,0% 13.996 2,9% 1973,1 1920,5 172.398 289.721 1,1% 0,7% EU 25 364,8 381,6 4,6% 14.266 2,7% 1717,2 1655,7 155.594 271.939 1,1% 0,6% EU 15 525,3 542,3 3,2% 20.901 2,6% 1097,7 1127,7 124.459 123.053 0,9% 0,9% New MS (12) 194,8 250,3 28,5% 5.363 4,7% 875,4 792,9 47.939 166.668 1,8% 0,5% Belgium 452,9 316,9 -30,0% 7.571 4,2% 80,0 °) 82,3 1.374 1.370 °) 5,8% 6,0% Bulgaria 60,8 30,3 -50,2% 3.992 0,8% 13,8 16,2 3.051 4.476 0,5% 0,4% Czech Republic 94,7 90,2 -4,8% 4.659 1,9% 27,1 26,5 3.518 3.484 0,8% 0,8% Denmark 111,1 109,3 -1,6% 10.112 1,1% 38,5 41,6 2.663 2.647 1,4% 1,6% Germany 1.370,8 2.193,3 60,0% 52.121 4,2% 255,2 258,7 16.932 16.704 1,5% 1,5% Estonia 26,9 51,0 89,6% 737 6,9% 5,8 9,3 907 941 0,6% 1,0% Ireland 122,3 83,4 -31,9% 6.538 1,3% 4.139 4.991 0,0% 0,0% Greece 314,9 313,1 -0,6% 10.089 3,1% 31,4 28,5 4.076 3.302 0,8% 0,9% Spain 589,4 504,8 -14,4% 39.976 1,3% 77,1 78,7 24.893 23.753 0,3% 0,3% France 1.717,8 1.381,6 -19,6% 68.142 2,0% 157,7 169,1 27.477 27.837 0,6% 0,6% Italy 621,2 646,0 4,0% 46.139 1,4% 62,4 61,6 12.744 12.856 0,5% 0,5% Cyprus 34,0 34,1 0,2% 674 5,1% 5,2 4,5 146 118.400 3,5% 0,0% Latvia 52,0 54,9 5,5% 981 5,6% 18,3 14,4 1.774 1.796 1,0% 0,8% Lithuania 53,4 70,2 31,4% 2.477 2,8% 36,2 37,3 2.649 2.743 1,4% 1,4% Luxembourg 5,0 4,4 -11,7% 329 1,3% 0,6 0,6 131 130 °) 0,5% 0,5% Hungary 108,0 110,7 2,5% 7.633 1,5% 20,2 20,9 4.229 4.686 0,5% 0,4% Malta 2,3 7,9 240,1% 122 6,5% 0,7 0,7 °) 10 11 6,1% Netherlands 1.276,7 1.141,8 -10,6% 25.038 4,6% 157,0 159,2 1.914 1.872 8,2% 8,5% Austria 78,2 79,9 2,1% 6.923 1,2% 22,0 22,9 3.189 2.878 0,7% 0,8% Poland 828,1 939,5 13,5% 22.516 4,2% 490,9 400,5 15.477 14.447 3,2% 2,8% Portugal 140,8 136,5 -3,0% 6.125 2,2% 25,5 26,5 3.473 3.668 0,7% 0,7% Romania 1.035,7 1.569,0 51,5% 17.229 9,1% 242,1 248,6 13.753 13.306 1,8% 1,9% Slovenia 22,5 22,8 1,6% 1.192 1,9% 4,1 3,6 489 483 0,8% 0,8% Slovakia 18,8 23,8 27,0% 2.151 1,1% 11,0 10,4 1.937 1.896 0,6% 0,5% Finland 119,6 146,7 22,7% 3.992 3,7% 25,2 24,4 2.292 2.291 1,1% 1,1% Sweden 210,1 167,5 -20,3% 5.280 3,2% 27,1 27,6 3.118 3.066 0,9% 0,9% United Kingdom 748,6 909,5 21,5% 25.142 3,6% 138,0 146,0 16.043 15.686 0,9% 0,9% Croatia 31,4 32,4 3,2% 2.948 1,1% 11,0 10,9 979 1.316 1,1% 0,8% °) AGRI-C2 estimates Source: Eurostat aact_eaa001, values at current prices Source: Eurostat apro_cpp_crop (potatoes), ef_alpotatoes (UAA) last update: 27.06.2012, cut-off date: October 2012 last update: 05.11.+07.11.2012, cut-off date: November 2012
  • 22. Source: Eurostat - estimated values; DG AGRI elaborations 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% Graph 1.2: Share of potato production in agricultural output in the EU 27 (2010)
  • 23. Source: Eurostat; DG AGRI elaborations 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% Graph 1.3: Share of potato area in utilized agricultural area in the EU 27 - 2010
  • 24. Table 1.6: Production of ware and seed potatoes in EU 27 by Member State (1000 t) Share in 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 EU 27 (ø2010-2011) EU 27 74.513,0 65.137,9 62.714,1 55.614,8 61.590,4 53.792,1 49.745,2 55.508,0 53.295,7 54.243,9 49.162,1 51.924,4 55.702,6 5,6% -6,8% 100,0% EU 25 70.875,8 60.575,5 58.049,2 51.256,4 56.822,0 49.713,0 45.343,2 51.496,9 49.293,6 50.008,2 45.652,3 47.578,6 51.435,3 4,2% -7,5% 92,2% EU 15 38.926,2 37.372,4 38.604,7 34.332,7 39.568,8 36.029,3 33.987,4 37.077,9 36.434,2 38.196,7 35.133,5 37.336,9 36.734,0 6,3% 1,6% 71,7% New MS (12) 35.586,8 27.765,5 24.109,4 21.282,1 22.021,6 17.762,8 15.757,8 18.430,2 16.861,5 16.047,2 14.028,7 14.587,5 18.968,6 4,0% -23,1% 28,3% Belgium 2.426,6 2.564,3 2.909,0 2.522,1 3.229,6 2.780,9 2.592,8 3.189,8 2.946,9 3.296,4 3.455,8 4.128,7 3.056,0 19,5% 35,1% 7,5% Bulgaria 467,9 565,4 587,3 411,2 538,2 340,5 386,1 298,7 353,1 231,7 251,1 232,3 381,4 -7,5% -39,1% 0,5% Czech Republic 1.614,3 999,5 725,8 583,3 713,9 859,1 581,6 670,9 633,4 615,9 539,5 656,9 689,1 21,8% -4,7% 1,2% Denmark 728,0 773,2 727,3 690,3 785,2 823,5 740,8 835,7 929,3 871,3 717,5 970,0 805,8 35,2% 20,4% 1,7% Germany 8.560,9 8.646,1 8.205,3 7.630,7 9.902,7 8.702,1 7.719,1 8.878,1 8.586,0 8.782,8 7.822,8 8.801,0 8.516,1 12,5% 3,3% 16,4% Estonia 502,6 342,7 210,5 244,3 166,5 209,8 152,6 191,8 125,2 139,1 93,0 150,9 184,2 62,3% -18,1% 0,2% Ireland 573,9 477,6 518,6 488,2 552,2 409,2 382,9 399,0 371,9 361,3 440,1 Greece 774,0 870,0 875,0 850,0 864,0 849,9 855,0 829,3 848,4 848,4 791,5 757,8 839,9 -4,3% -9,8% 1,5% Spain 3.862,6 2.992,2 3.077,7 2.664,2 2.772,6 2.603,8 2.515,0 2.479,6 2.146,9 2.719,3 2.277,9 2.360,7 2.600,9 3,6% -9,2% 4,6% France 4.768,1 5.042,9 5.716,2 5.086,1 5.911,3 5.308,8 5.232,2 6.083,4 5.627,3 5.916,3 5.451,9 5.229,0 5.509,6 -4,1% -5,1% 10,6% Italy 2.127,4 1.971,3 1.855,3 1.610,4 1.821,5 1.753,5 1.782,8 1.781,6 1.729,8 1.753,2 1.558,0 1.536,9 1.741,3 -1,4% -11,7% 3,1% Cyprus 145,0 121,0 148,5 127,5 131,7 152,5 124,8 143,2 131,7 110,0 92,8 99,3 125,7 7,1% -21,0% 0,2% Latvia 945,6 597,3 749,4 711,0 600,6 636,2 539,4 613,4 663,8 516,9 284,3 236,9 559,0 -16,7% -57,6% 0,5% Lithuania 1.623,9 1.052,4 1.516,3 1.399,5 993,1 874,5 453,5 571,5 709,8 656,4 471,1 581,0 843,6 23,3% -31,1% 1,0% Luxembourg 23,4 22,8 20,1 18,3 22,2 19,3 16,4 20,0 21,8 20,0 19,5 19,7 20,0 0,8% -1,7% 0,0% Hungary 1.119,1 908,4 752,2 582,3 783,7 656,7 564,4 563,1 683,9 560,6 439,9 564,4 641,8 28,3% -12,1% 1,0% Malta 28,5 25,3 27,6 23,3 28,6 25,0 18,5 15,0 19,0 10,1 9,5 20,2 -100,0% -100,0% 0,0% Netherlands 4.959,0 4.988,4 5.280,6 4.680,8 5.061,2 4.551,2 4.463,6 4.901,3 4.919,9 5.066,6 5.036,0 5.262,5 4.928,4 4,5% 6,8% 10,2% Austria 585,3 480,8 484,2 410,7 489,1 517,6 467,2 473,4 558,4 534,7 485,5 592,3 499,4 22,0% 18,6% 1,1% Poland 25.214,1 18.688,9 14.667,9 12.752,5 13.281,7 9.825,0 8.550,8 11.231,4 9.547,0 8.883,0 8.361,1 7.638,8 11.220,7 -8,6% -31,9% 15,8% Portugal 1.233,2 738,4 811,2 737,6 742,0 548,0 595,3 621,5 528,1 467,8 383,8 389,8 596,7 1,6% -34,7% 0,8% Romania 3.169,4 3.997,0 4.077,6 3.947,2 4.230,2 3.738,6 4.015,9 3.712,4 3.649,0 4.004,0 3.258,7 4.113,4 3.885,8 26,2% 5,9% 7,3% Slovenia 205,3 148,3 166,0 107,6 171,5 144,7 107,0 131,1 100,3 103,4 101,7 96,2 125,3 -5,5% -23,2% 0,2% Slovakia 551,3 319,3 480,3 392,4 381,9 300,2 263,1 287,7 245,3 216,1 125,9 217,3 293,6 72,5% -26,0% 0,3% Finland 572,0 487,4 511,4 426,6 406,3 504,2 393,7 478,8 486,0 558,7 499,3 500,2 477,5 0,2% 4,8% 1,0% Sweden 867,4 667,8 646,2 598,4 692,4 678,3 503,6 542,4 588,7 600,9 588,9 613,3 611,0 4,2% 0,4% 1,2% United Kingdom 6.864,3 6.649,1 6.966,5 5.918,2 6.316,5 5.979,0 5.727,0 5.564,0 6.145,0 6.399,0 6.045,0 6.175,0 6.171,3 2,2% 0,1% 12,1% Croatia 242,7 266,1 164,1 247,1 273,4 274,5 296,3 255,6 270,3 178,6 167,5 239,7 -6,2% -30,1% 0,0% Turkey 2.667,0 5.000,0 5.200,0 5.300,0 4.800,0 4.090,0 4.397,0 4.227,0 4.225,0 4.328,0 4.548,0 4.611,5 -100,0% -100,0% 0,0% (calculation: production = harvest production - starch/processing production) 2011 / (ø2001-2011) 2006 2007 2011/2010 change Average 2001-2011 Source: Eurostat (last update: 05/11/2012) - DG Agri elaborations Nov. 2012 2001 2002 Ø1991- 2000 2003 2004 2005
  • 25. 0 5.000 10.000 15.000 20.000 25.000 30.000 35.000 40.000 Ø1991- 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1000 t Graph 1.4: Production of ware and seed potatoes in the EU-5 area, in the Mediterranean part of the EU, in Poland and in the New Member States (1000 tons) EU5 Mediterranean area of the EU New Member States (12) Poland Source: Eurostat data - DG Agri elaborations Note: EU5 includes Germany, UK, Belgium, France and the Netherlands the Mediterranean area includes Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus and Malta
  • 26. 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 Ø1991- 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1000 t Graph 1.5: Ware and seed potato production in the main producing Member States of the EU (1000 tons) Poland Germany UK France Netherlands Romania Spain Italy Source: Eurostat data - DG Agri elaborations
  • 27. 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1000 t Graph 1.6: Ware and seed potato production in Romania and Bulgaria (1000 tons) Romania Bulgaria Source: Eurostat data - DG Agri elaborations
  • 28. Table 1.7: Area cultivated under potatoes in the Member States of the EU (1000 ha) EU 27 3.518,0 3.020,3 2.662,4 2.543,0 2.483,1 2.291,2 2.253,0 2.185,9 2.106,0 2.048,2 1.893,1 1.919,8 2309,6 1,4% -16,9% 100,0% EU 25 3.223,4 2.695,3 2.327,3 2.231,2 2.186,7 1.982,3 1.950,4 1.895,4 1.829,0 1.793,0 1.637,2 1.655,0 2016,6 1,1% -17,9% 86,2% EU 15 1.298,1 1.192,4 1.242,0 1.195,5 1.226,1 1.168,3 1.157,3 1.156,4 1.124,4 1.146,2 1.017,7 1.127,7 1159,4 10,8% -2,7% 58,7% New MS (12) 2.219,9 1.827,9 1.420,4 1.347,5 1.257,0 1.122,9 1.095,7 1.029,5 981,6 902,0 875,4 792,1 736,7 1150,2 -9,5% -31,1% 41,3% Belgium 57,4 62,2 °) 61,7 °) 59,3 °) 66,7 °) 65,0 °) 67,3 °) 67,9 °) 63,9 °) 73,7 82,3 67,0 22,9% 4,3% Bulgaria 46,7 48,4 °) 51,9 °) 29,8 °) 30,7 °) 24,0 °) 24,5 °) 22,4 °) 21,7 °) 13,8 16,2 17,4 28,3 17,4% -42,8% 0,8% Czech Republic 85,7 54,1 38,3 36,0 36,0 36,1 30,0 31,9 29,8 28,7 27,1 26,5 23,7 34,0 -2,3% -22,3% 1,4% Denmark 42,0 38,2 36,9 36,1 41,0 40,0 38,6 41,2 40,7 38,9 38,5 41,6 40,0 39,2 8,1% 6,0% 2,2% Germany 317,3 282,1 284,1 287,3 295,3 276,9 274,3 275,0 259,8 263,7 255,2 258,7 238,1 273,9 1,4% -5,5% 13,5% Estonia 38,3 22,1 16,0 17,0 16,1 14,0 11,5 11,1 8,7 9,1 5,8 9,3 8,9 12,8 60,3% -27,3% 0,5% Ireland 20,0 14,3 15,4 14,2 13,3 11,8 11,5 11,7 12,0 12,9 0,0 12,3 11,7 Greece 47,4 35,7 36,1 35,6 36,0 35,5 36,0 33,1 33,5 33,5 31,4 28,5 34,1 -9,3% -16,5% 1,5% Spain 186,0 54,2 110,1 101,1 102,1 100,6 87,2 85,7 81,9 85,4 77,1 78,7 73,9 87,6 2,1% -10,2% 4,1% France 164,5 161,6 162,3 157,5 159,8 156,4 158,3 158,8 156,2 163,6 157,7 169,1 160,1 7,2% 5,6% 8,8% Italy 93,5 79,6 77,0 74,0 72,4 69,9 72,5 69,5 70,6 70,6 62,4 61,6 21,6 70,9 -1,3% -13,1% 3,2% Cyprus 8,3 5,7 5,7 5,5 5,4 6,2 4,3 4,3 6,0 5,3 5,2 4,5 4,7 5,3 -14,2% -15,5% 0,2% Latvia 73,1 55,1 53,6 54,6 48,9 45,1 45,1 40,3 37,8 30,0 18,3 14,4 15,0 40,3 -21,3% -64,3% 0,8% Lithuania 119,6 102,5 99,2 91,9 77,6 72,3 57,3 52,3 48,0 46,1 36,2 37,3 31,8 65,5 3,0% -43,1% 1,9% Luxembourg 0,8 0,7 0,7 0,6 0,6 0,6 0,6 0,6 0,6 0,6 0,6 0,6 0,6 0,6 3,3% 2,0% 0,0% Hungary 55,2 36,3 34,0 31,3 31,0 25,4 22,6 25,1 25,4 22,3 20,2 20,9 22,1 26,8 3,3% -21,9% 1,1% Malta 2,2 1,5 1,5 1,2 1,1 1,0 0,8 0,7 0,7 0,7 0,7 1,0 Netherlands 174,5 163,9 165,2 158,6 163,9 155,8 155,8 156,9 151,9 155,2 157,0 159,2 149,0 158,5 1,4% 0,5% 8,3% Austria 27,4 23,1 22,5 21,1 21,9 22,2 21,9 22,7 22,8 22,2 22,0 22,9 21,8 22,3 4,0% 2,5% 1,2% Poland 1.493,2 1.194,2 803,4 765,8 713,3 588,2 597,2 549,4 529,5 488,7 490,9 400,5 373,0 647,4 -18,4% -38,1% 20,9% Portugal 86,8 49,3 50,2 45,9 43,7 37,2 37,0 37,1 33,5 28,5 25,5 26,5 37,7 3,8% -29,6% 1,4% Romania 252,5 276,6 283,2 282,0 265,7 284,9 278,1 268,1 255,3 255,2 242,1 248,6 227,7 267,3 2,7% -7,0% 12,9% Slovenia 12,3 7,8 7,1 6,8 6,8 6,3 °) 5,9 °) 5,7 °) 4,4 °) 4,2 °) 4,1 3,6 3,4 5,7 -12,2% -36,8% 0,2% Slovakia 39,1 23,6 26,5 25,6 24,4 19,4 18,4 18,2 14,3 11,7 11,0 10,4 9,0 18,5 -5,6% -43,9% 0,5% Finland 34,6 30,0 29,6 28,7 29,3 28,9 28,1 27,6 26,5 26,4 25,2 24,4 22,8 27,7 -3,2% -11,9% 1,3% Sweden 35,2 32,2 31,7 30,5 31,7 30,5 28,0 28,4 26,9 27,0 27,1 27,6 24,8 29,2 1,8% -5,6% 1,4% United Kingdom 166,0 165,3 158,5 145,0 148,4 137,0 140,2 140,2 143,6 144,0 138,0 146,0 149,0 146,0 5,8% 0,0% 7,6% Croatia 17,2 17,4 17,2 16,9 16,0 18,9 16,8 17,4 15,0 14,0 11,0 10,9 12,0 15,6 -0,6% -30,2% 0,6% Turkey 209,8 200,0 197,7 195,0 179,0 154,3 159,0 153,0 149,0 141,0 145,0 167,3 2,8% -13,3% 7,6% °) DG AGRI estimates p) 2012: provisional values Source: Eurostat product: c1360 (last update: 05/11/2012) cut-off date: 07 Nov 2012 Ø1991- 2000 2002 2012 p) 2010 2011 2007 2008 2009 2003 2004 2005 2006 2001 Share in EU 27 (2011) 2011/Ø2001- 2011 change 2011/10 change Ø2001- 2011
  • 29. 0 500 1.000 1.500 2.000 2.500 3.000 3.500 4.000 Ø1991-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1000 ha Graph 1.7: Evolution of potato area in EU 27 Source: Eurostat