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Area & Production of Potato in the World (2008) |
| S.No. |
Country |
Area (In Hectare) |
Production in Tonnes |
%age Share |
|
1 |
China |
4,452,609 |
57,059,652 |
18.16 |
|
2 |
India |
1,786,100 |
34,462,500 |
10.97 |
|
3 |
Russia |
2,098,000 |
28,874,230 |
9.19 |
|
4 |
Ukraine |
1,408,900 |
19,545,400 |
6.22 |
|
5 |
USA |
423,180 |
18,721,660 |
5.96 |
|
6 |
Germany |
259,800 |
11,369,000 |
3.62 |
|
7 |
Poland |
548,884 |
10,462,100 |
3.33 |
|
8 |
Belarus |
396,341 |
8,748,630 |
2.78 |
|
9 |
Netherlands |
151,900 |
6,922,700 |
2.20 |
|
10 |
France |
156,200 |
6,808,210 |
2.17 |
|
23 |
Pakistan |
133,400 |
2,539,000 |
0.81 |
| Total
of Top Ten Countries |
11,815,314 |
205,513,082 |
65.42 |
| Other
Countries |
6,377,090 |
108,627,025 |
34.58 |
| World
Total |
18192404 |
314140107 |
100.00 |
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Source: Food & Agriculture Organization |
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