How much potatoes do Netherlands produce and export?

Netherlands is the nullth largest producer of potatoes: 6.4 million tonnes in 2024, 1.6% of the world's 390.3 million tonnes (FAOSTAT). It is the 2nd largest exporter by value: $1.2 billion in 2024, 17% of world exports of potatoes (HS 0701) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is Belgium, which takes 25% of its potatoes exports by value.

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Netherlands's potatoes production

Netherlands potatoes production, 2024
World rank	Production (tonnes)	Share of world	Ten-year growth	Year
	6.4 million tonnes	1.6%	-1.1% a year	2024

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

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 1.5%, 1970s 2%, 1980s 2.5%, 1990s 2.6%, 2000s 2.2%, 2010s 1.9%, 2020s 1.8%. See the concentration-over-time report.

Netherlands's potatoes exports

Netherlands exports of Potatoes, fresh or chilled, 2024
World rank	Export value	Share of world exports	Quantity (tonnes)	Average value per tonne	Year
2	$1.2 billion	17%	2.1 million t	$569	2024

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

Where Netherlands's potatoes goes

Largest destinations of Netherlands's potatoes exports, 2024
Destination	Value	Share of Netherlands's exports
Belgium	$297M	25%
Germany	$106M	8.9%
Algeria	$86M	7.2%
France	$75M	6.3%
Spain	$59M	5%

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

Netherlands as a buyer of potatoes

Netherlands imported $626 million of potatoes (HS 0701) in 2024, 8.7% of world imports, ranked #2. Of its $626 million of potatoes imports in 2024, 52% came from Germany and 21% from Belgium, among 50 suppliers. Largest sources: Germany (52%), Belgium (21%), France (17%), Israel (2.9%), Spain (2%).

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much potatoes Netherlands uses

Netherlands's domestic supply of potatoes was 1.2 million tonnes in 2023, 0.3% of the world's. Food supply was 76 kg per person a year, 15th highest of 143 countries with a million or more people. It produced 380% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 206%. FAO's item is "Potatoes and products". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

Cite as: Commodity Origins, "Netherlands potatoes: production, exports and prices", https://commodityorigins.com/countries/NLD/potatoes/ (CC BY 4.0). Rankings count only countries reporting to the sources named; this page is shown only for top-five producers or exporters with at least 3% of the world total. Report an issue with this page.