Potatoes Around the World — Data Stories
Potatoes grown by each country, from 1992 to 2024. Potatoes come from the Andes in South America and reached Europe in the 1500s.
Potatoes Around the World
Potatoes grown by each country, from 1992 to 2024
What can we learn?
- Potatoes come from the Andes in South America and reached Europe in the 1500s. Today they grow almost everywhere.
- In 1992 Russia was first with China right behind. From 1993 China took the lead and kept it, and now grows about 95 million tonnes a year.
- The potato grows underground as a tuber: a swollen stem that stores food for the plant. That is the part we eat.
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