Total Potato Production in 2011 amounted to 973 859 tons harvested from 33 580 Hectares (29 tonnes/ha) according to the Czech Statistical Office.
Compare that to the Czech potato production in 1955 of 5 709 925 from 437 193 Hectares (13 tonnes/ha) illustrates the steep decline. The more recent changes in production are illustrated in the graph below, presented at the 65th Europatat conference in the Czech Republic.
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Development of potato area and production in the Czech Republic between 1993/94 and 2011/12. Data source: Czech Statistical Office