Lachin: Pwodiksyon pòmdetè ogmante sèt fwa depi 1961 pou rive nan 94.8 milyon tòn, Sidwès la an tèt zòn nan.
Takeaways kle yo
- 94.8 million tonnes of potatoes produced in China in 2024
- 4.46 million hectares planted in 2024, per official data
- 15.4% of national area is in Sichuan, 15.2% in Guizhou
- 1.41 million tonnes of potato exports in 2025, per analysis
Poukisa li enpòtan
- Pou procesè yo
- Swiv ekspòtasyon fri ak lanmidon Chinwa yo: peyi a te anbake 1.41 Mt pòmdetè ak pwodwi an 2025 epi li enpòte trè ti kras.
- Pou komèsan yo
- Plan pou konpetisyon Chinwa nan Sidès Lazi: ekspòtasyon yo te ogmante apeprè 226% sou dis ane, dapre analiz la.
- Pou founisè
- Target southwest provinces for seed and small machinery: Sichuan and Guizhou hold 30% of the area but yields stay low.
- Pou envestisè yo
- Compare yield gaps: Chinese yields near 21 t/ha versus 45 t/ha in Northwest Europe show room for seed and irrigation.
Rezime 60 segonn
China has built the largest potato sector on Earth mainly by adding land, not by lifting yields. FAOSTAT counts close to 95 million tonnes in 2024, seven times the 1961 level, but average output per hectare is still only about 21 tonnes. Official planting reached roughly 4.46 million hectares. Sichuan and Guizhou in the humid southwest now hold the largest areas, while Gansu and Yunnan lead in tonnage. The agriculture ministry links most of the crop to former poverty counties and reports that nine tenths of planted seed is virus-free. On the trade side, an analysis based on customs data shows exports of 1.41 million tonnes in 2025 against tiny imports. For seed companies, machinery makers and fry exporters, the country is both a customer and a new rival. Caution is needed: Chinese statistics report potatoes as grain equivalent, and the ministry, statistics office and FAO use different bases.
China produced 94.8 million tonnes of potatoes in 2024, according to FAOSTAT data published by Our World in Data. In 1961 the figure was 12.9 million tonnes. Output passed 66 million tonnes in 2000 and 92 million tonnes in 2020. Since then it has stayed between 92 and 95 million tonnes.
Yield growth has been slow compared with Europe. The FAOSTAT yield was 9.9 tonnes per hectare in 1961, 14.0 tonnes in 2000 and 20.8 tonnes in 2024. Most of the growth came from area.
Official Chinese figures
Chinese statistics count potatoes as grain, after converting fresh weight into grain equivalent. According to an analysis by the news portal The Paper, based on the statistics office, the planted area in 2024 was 66.89 million mu. This equals about 4.46 million hectares. Production was 18.46 million tonnes in grain equivalent.
Jou lasemèn. Dezabòne ak yon sèl klike.
The agriculture ministry gives fresh weight figures. It said in April 2024 that fresh potato output grew from 72.95 million tonnes in 2008 to 97.04 million tonnes in 2022. The average yield rose from 1,050 to 1,348 kilograms per mu in the same period. The ministry credited the National Potato Industry Technology System, set up in 2008.
Where potatoes grow
The southwest now leads by area. Sichuan and Guizhou each planted more than 10 million mu in 2024, according to the same analysis. Their shares of national area were 15.4% and 15.2%. By production, Gansu was first with 12.5% of the national total. Yunnan followed with 11.3%.
The crop is closely linked to rural poverty policy. More than 70% of the potato area is in counties that recently left poverty, the ministry said. It also reported that 90% of seed was virus-free and 85% of varieties were specialised by use.
Komès
China has become a growing exporter of fresh and processed potatoes. According to the analysis, exports reached 1.41 million tonnes in 2025. Imports were 49,100 tonnes. The trade surplus was about US$799 million, based on customs data.
Poukisa li enpòtan
China is the largest potato producer in the world. Its yields remain near half of the level in Northwest Europe. Any gain in seed quality or irrigation in the southwest and northwest could add large volumes to Asian markets.
For exporters of seed, machinery and frozen fries, China is both a market and a rising competitor. Its northern processing regions already ship more fries abroad each year.
Photo: A potato field in China (illustrative). wanghongliu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rezime Mondyal sou Pòmdetè
Senk pi gwo istwa yo, pri yo, alèt maladi yo ak evènman yo. Maten jou lasemèn yo, pa gen piblisite.
Ki sa kap vini an
The statistics office publishes grain output each December. The next figures will show whether potato area in the southwest keeps growing.
Sous
- Our World in Data / FAOSTAT — Potato production and yields — https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/potato-production
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部) — 一块薯，让农民直起增收的腰杆 (28.04.2024) — https://jhs.moa.gov.cn/cyfp/202404/t20240428_6454509.htm
- The Paper / 农小蜂 — 中国马铃薯产业格局：西南领跑，出口猛增 (11.05.2026) — https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_33139708
- ОДИН ИСТОЧНИК — провинциальные доли и данные торговли 2025
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