The figures depict data about the consumption and output of potatoes in several international areas, and measured in kilograms and millions of tonnes.
Overall, while the most remarkable consumption of potatoes was in Europe and the highest potato production was in Asia which clearly surpassed the other points by a substantial margin, the reverse was true for Africa in consuming potatoes and in South and Central America in producing potatoes which took the lowest position during the given period.
In terms of potato consumption, European citizens consumed 96.1 Kg for each person. However, Africans ate14.1 Kg per person and they were the lowest potato consumers in the world, while North Americans were the highest consumers of potatoes after the Europeans they consumed around 57 Kg . Moreover, Asia’s people ate around 25 Kg . In addition South and Central Americans consumed about 23.6 Kg.
Regarding potato production, Asia produced about 131.2 million tonnes which was the largest producer in the world, whereas Europe produced about 126.3 million tonnes. Furthermore, potato output in North America was 24 million tonnes . Interestingly, Africa and South and Central America were similar in potato production and the margin between them is 1 million tonnes Africa produced 16 million tonnes , while South and Central America was 15 million tonnes.
