|
Area & Production of Potato in the World during 2009 |
| S.No. |
Country |
Production in
Tonnes |
Area in Hectares |
%age Share |
|
1 |
China |
73281890 |
5083034 |
22.23 |
|
2 |
India |
34391000 |
1828000 |
10.43 |
|
3 |
Russia |
31134000 |
2182400 |
9.45 |
|
4 |
Ukraine |
19666100 |
1411800 |
5.97 |
|
5 |
USA |
19569100 |
422901 |
5.94 |
|
6 |
Germany |
11617500 |
263700 |
3.52 |
|
7 |
Poland |
9702800 |
488700 |
2.94 |
|
8 |
France |
7226310 |
171803 |
2.19 |
|
9 |
Netherlands |
7181000 |
155200 |
2.18 |
|
10 |
Belarus |
7124980 |
382981 |
2.16 |
|
11 |
UK |
6423000 |
149000 |
1.95 |
|
12 |
Bangladesh |
5268000 |
395000 |
1.60 |
|
13 |
Canada |
4581120 |
146303 |
1.39 |
|
14 |
Turkey |
4397710 |
142684 |
1.33 |
|
15 |
Iran |
4107630 |
153995 |
1.25 |
|
Total of top 15 countries |
245672140 |
13377501 |
74.54 |
|
21 |
Pakistan |
2941300 |
145000 |
0.89 |
|
Total of other 141 countries |
80967867 |
5129337 |
24.57 |
|
World Total |
329581307 |
18651838 |
100.00 |
|
Source: FAO 2009 |
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