The given tables illustrate the details of how many kiliograms of potatoes per person were consumed and how many million tonnes of potatoes were produced in five different regions of the word during the year of 2006.
Overall, Asia was the leading producer of potatoes, while the reverse was true for South and Central America. Additionally, Europe had the highest level of potato consumption per person, whereas African people consumed the lowest.
Regarding consumption of potatoes, Europe topped the chart, with an intake of 96.1 kilograms per person. Trailing behind was North America, consuming 57.9 kilograms per person, more than double the consumption in Asia, South and Central America (at 25.8 and 23.6 kilograms per person, respectively). A minimal 14.1 kilograms per person was recorded in Africa, making it the smallest consumer of potatoes.
Switching to potato production, Asia took the lead, producing 131.2 million tonnes, closely followed by Europe (126.3 million tonnes). These figures were each more than quintuple the production in North America, with 24.7 million tonnes of potatoes being generated. Africa and South and Central America harvested merely 16.4 and 15.6 million tonnes, respectively, thereby becoming the two smallest producers of potatoes.