How much potatoes do Egypt produce and export?

Egypt is the nullth largest producer of potatoes: 8.1 million tonnes in 2024, 2.1% of the world's 390.3 million tonnes (FAOSTAT). It is the 4th largest exporter by value: $465.7 million in 2024, 6.5% of world exports of potatoes (HS 0701) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is Greece, which takes 15% of its potatoes exports by value.

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Egypt's potatoes production

Egypt potatoes production, 2024
World rank	Production (tonnes)	Share of world	Ten-year growth	Year
	8.1 million tonnes	2.1%	+5.8% a year	2024

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Egypt potatoes production

Share of world output over time

Egypt's share of world potatoes production in selected years
1990	2000	2010	2020	2024
0.6%	0.5%	1.1%	1.8%	2.1%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 0.1%, 1970s 0.3%, 1980s 0.5%, 1990s 0.7%, 2000s 0.8%, 2010s 1.3%, 2020s 1.9%. See the concentration-over-time report.

Egypt's potatoes exports

Egypt exports of Potatoes, fresh or chilled, 2024
World rank	Export value	Share of world exports	Quantity (tonnes)	Average value per tonne	Year
4	$465.7 million	6.5%	889,536 t	$523	2024

CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 0701 (Potatoes, fresh or chilled).

Where Egypt's potatoes goes

Largest destinations of Egypt's potatoes exports, 2024
Destination	Value	Share of Egypt's exports
Greece	$68M	15%
Italy	$52M	11%
Russia	$48M	10%
Germany	$45M	9.7%
Spain	$33M	7%

Largest five destinations of 2,283 exporter-importer pairs BACI reports for 2024. See trade flows.

Egypt as a buyer of potatoes

Egypt imported $164.6 million of potatoes (HS 0701) in 2024, 2.3% of world imports, ranked #9.

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much potatoes Egypt uses

Egypt's domestic supply of potatoes was 6.0 million tonnes in 2023, 1.6% of the world's. Food supply was 34 kg per person a year, 69th highest of 143 countries with a million or more people. It produced 115% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 2%. FAO's item is "Potatoes and products". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

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