the given tables illustrate information about the consumption and production in of potatoes which were located in five different global regions during the year 2006. Moreover, the units of production of potatoes are given into million tons, and consumption of potatoes is calibrated into kg.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is clear that the largest producer of potatoes was allocated to Asia, in addition, the European population was at the top position in consuming potatoes.
It appears that Europeans were the important consumers of potatoes in 2006 as each European ate 96. 1 kilogram. Then, North America and Asia followed the second and the third highest consumer list of this crop, with 57. 9 and 25. 8 kg per person respectively. In South and Central America, the consumption of potatoes was slightly over 20 kg, In contrast, the consumption of potatoes in Africa was around 14 kg.
According to the second table, Asia produced the highest quantity of potatoes 131. 2 million tonnes, followed closely by Europe with around over 126 million tonnes of potato. However, North America, Africa, and South and Central America produced significantly smaller amounts of potatoes. They trailed with 24.7, 16.4, and 15.6 million tonnes respectively.