Potato arrived late in Africa, around the turn of the 20th century. In recent decades, production has been in continual expansion, rising from 2 million tonnes in 1960 to over 30 million tonnes in 2013.
Potatoes are grown under a wide range of conditions - from irrigated commercial farms in Egypt and South Africa to intensively cultivated tropical highland zones of Eastern and Central Africa, where it is mainly a small farmer's crop.
In some African countries the production of potatoes is growing very rapidly. Algeria more than doubled its potato production in 5 years, and seems to have overtaken Egypt as the #1 producer in Africa in 2013 - at least based on the preliminary FAO estimate for Egypt. Rwanda also almost doubled its potato production in the last 5 years and now ranks in the top 5 potato producing countries of Africa
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Agricultural Statistics Africa
Potato Production in 2022 : | 27148300.00 | t | Estimated value | ℹ |
Potato Area Harvested in 2022 : | 1823240.00 | ha | Estimated value | ℹ |
Potato Yield in 2022 : | 148901.00 | 100 g/ha | Estimated value | ℹ |
Sweet Potato Production in 2022 : | 29530200.00 | t | Estimated value | ℹ |
Sweet Potato Area Harvested in 2022 : | 4198660.00 | ha | Estimated value | ℹ |
Sweet Potato Yield in 2022 : | 70332.00 | 100 g/ha | Estimated value | ℹ |
Potato Production in 2021 : | 28099300.00 | t | Estimated value | ℹ |
Consumption Statistics Africa
Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2021: | 14.95 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2021: | 12.73 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2020: | 15.16 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2020: | 12.83 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2019: | 14.17 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2019: | 12.92 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2018: | 14.67 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |