Provided tables give data on the consumption and production of potatoes in five distinct regions in the world.
Overall, potato consuming in Europe recorded the highest numbers, North America ranked second, while the other areas’ consumption quantity showed much less, Africa was in the lowest position. Regarding potato producing, Asia was dominant among given regions, and Europe followed it.
To clarify, it was Africa, which represented the lowest figures in potato consuming, with 14,1 kilograms for each person in 2006. There was roughly two kilos of discrepancy between Asia and Latin American countries’ quantities, 25,8 kg and 23,6 kg respectively.
Relative numbers for North America was much higher (57,9 million kg), whereas Europeans produced 96,1 million kg, making the area top the table. In contrast, Europe did not exceed other regions in terms of producing potato ( 126,3 million kg), Asian producers held dominance with 131,2million kg. Almost a difference of million was seen between African and Central American tons of produced potatoes. Finally, North American farmers produced 24,7 million kg in 2006.