Back Germany – top producer of potatoes in the EU

28 March 2017

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Logo Statistics ExplainedIn 2015, a total of 53 million tonnes of potatoes were harvested in the EU. Germany was the largest producer and accounted for 20 % of the EU production, followed by France and the Netherlands (both 13 %), Poland (12 %) and the United Kingdom (11 %).

These five Member States accounted for more than two thirds of the total EU production of potatoes.

Further information is provided in the Statistics Explained article on The EU potato sector - statistics on production, prices and trade.

 

Production of potatoes, 2015