> In 2024 Austria produced 693,640 t of potatoes, the 50th largest in the world (0.18% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.6%.

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# Potatoes production in Austria

In 2024 Austria produced 693,640 t of potatoes, the 50th largest in the world (0.18% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.6%. The record was 3.5 million t in 1963. Area harvested: 21,900 ha, yield 31.7 t/ha.

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Production, 2024693,640 t
World rank50 of 152
10-year change−7.6%
Record3.5 million t1963

## Potatoes in Austria, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Austria compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.18%0.20% in 2014
Yield, t/ha31.7world 22.9 (+39%)
kg per person76.1world 47.8
10-year change−7.6%world +6.0%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 48 | [Rwanda](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/rwanda/) | 827,355 | 0.21% |
| 49 | [Turkmenistan](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/turkmenistan/) | 824,320 | 0.21% |
| 50 | **Austria** | 693,640 | 0.18% |
| 51 | [Zimbabwe](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/zimbabwe/) | 673,484 | 0.17% |
| 52 | [Syria](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/syria/) | 671,811 | 0.17% |

[Full ranking of 152 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/)

### Map of world production of potatoes

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Austria is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 693,640 | +17% | 21,900 | 31.67 |
| 2023 | 594,040 | −13% | 20,620 | 28.81 |
| 2022 | 686,220 | −11% | 21,440 | 32.01 |
| 2021 | 769,690 | −13% | 22,560 | 34.12 |
| 2020 | 885,890 | +18% | 24,260 | 36.52 |
| 2019 | 751,260 | +7.6% | 23,970 | 31.34 |
| 2018 | 697,930 | +6.8% | 23,760 | 29.37 |
| 2017 | 653,400 | −15% | 22,991 | 28.42 |
| 2016 | 767,261 | +43% | 21,221 | 36.16 |
| 2015 | 536,473 | −29% | 20,368 | 26.34 |
| 2014 | 750,637 | +24% | 21,384 | 35.10 |
| 2013 | 604,051 | −9.2% | 21,128 | 28.59 |
| 2012 | 665,416 | −18% | 21,782 | 30.55 |
| 2011 | 816,070 | +21% | 22,851 | 35.71 |
| 2010 | 671,722 | −7.0% | 21,973 | 30.57 |
| 2009 | 722,098 | −4.6% | 22,222 | 32.49 |
| 2008 | 756,945 | +13% | 22,800 | 33.20 |
| 2007 | 668,755 | +2.2% | 22,675 | 29.49 |
| 2006 | 654,621 | −14% | 21,920 | 29.86 |
| 2005 | 763,165 | +10% | 22,186 | 34.40 |
| 2004 | 693,054 | +24% | 21,924 | 31.61 |
| 2003 | 560,340 | −18% | 21,122 | 26.53 |
| 2002 | 684,321 | −1.5% | 22,523 | 30.38 |
| 2001 | 694,602 | −0.0% | 23,123 | 30.04 |
| 2000 | 694,609 | −2.4% | 23,737 | 29.26 |
| 1999 | 711,729 | +10% | 23,180 | 30.70 |
| 1998 | 646,915 | −4.4% | 22,854 | 28.31 |
| 1997 | 676,872 | −12% | 23,476 | 28.83 |
| 1996 | 768,974 | +6.1% | 26,335 | 29.20 |
| 1995 | 724,426 | +22% | 27,036 | 26.79 |
| 1994 | 593,720 | −33% | 29,738 | 19.97 |
| 1993 | 885,833 | +20% | 31,090 | 28.49 |
| 1992 | 738,256 | −6.5% | 33,036 | 22.35 |
| 1991 | 789,979 | −0.4% | 33,421 | 23.64 |
| 1990 | 793,537 | −6.1% | 31,760 | 24.99 |
| 1989 | 845,466 | −16% | 32,395 | 26.10 |
| 1988 | 1,001,044 | +14% | 33,115 | 30.23 |
| 1987 | 879,497 | −10% | 34,128 | 25.77 |
| 1986 | 982,405 | −5.7% | 34,854 | 28.19 |
| 1985 | 1,042,196 | −8.4% | 37,719 | 27.63 |
| 1984 | 1,138,097 | +13% | 41,322 | 27.54 |
| 1983 | 1,011,511 | −9.7% | 40,594 | 24.92 |
| 1982 | 1,120,676 | −14% | 45,654 | 24.55 |
| 1981 | 1,309,779 | +3.6% | 49,639 | 26.39 |
| 1980 | 1,263,922 | −15% | 52,569 | 24.04 |
| 1979 | 1,493,706 | +6.6% | 58,048 | 25.73 |
| 1978 | 1,400,892 | +3.6% | 56,902 | 24.62 |
| 1977 | 1,352,246 | −23% | 60,198 | 22.46 |
| 1976 | 1,746,023 | +11% | 73,312 | 23.82 |
| 1975 | 1,578,687 | −21% | 69,101 | 22.85 |
| 1974 | 1,996,305 | −5.7% | 82,304 | 24.26 |
| 1973 | 2,116,526 | −9.6% | 84,193 | 25.14 |
| 1972 | 2,341,420 | −14% | 100,943 | 23.20 |
| 1971 | 2,716,519 | +0.5% | 105,303 | 25.80 |
| 1970 | 2,703,894 | −8.0% | 109,924 | 24.60 |
| 1969 | 2,940,545 | −15% | 112,572 | 26.12 |
| 1968 | 3,473,076 | +14% | 130,243 | 26.67 |
| 1967 | 3,048,976 | +1.4% | 133,833 | 22.78 |
| 1966 | 3,007,318 | +18% | 136,599 | 22.02 |
| 1965 | 2,539,433 | −26% | 144,555 | 17.57 |
| 1964 | 3,438,204 | −1.7% | 157,537 | 21.82 |
| 1963 | 3,498,695 | +8.9% | 160,653 | 21.78 |
| 1962 | 3,213,739 | −5.3% | 168,744 | 19.05 |
| 1961 | 3,394,825 | — | 171,624 | 19.78 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports31,325 t USD 15.3 m
Exporter rank37 of 124
Imports199,944 t USD 70.9 m
Importer rank20 of 183
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/)

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of potatoes in Austria?

Austria produced 693,640 t in 2024, 0.18% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Austria rank in the world for production of potatoes?

Austria ranked 50th of 152 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 24.3% of the world total.

### How has the production of potatoes in Austria changed?

It fell by 7.6% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +6.0% for the world. The record was 3.5 million t in 1963.

### What is the yield of potatoes in Austria?

31.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (693,640 t from 21,900 ha), against a world average of 22.9 t/ha.

### Does Austria export or import potatoes?

In 2024 Austria reported exports of 31,325 t (USD 15.3 m) and imports of 199,944 t (USD 70.9 m), according to FAOSTAT trade data.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/china/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/india/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/ukraine/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/united-states/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/russia/)[Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/germany/)[Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/bangladesh/)[France](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/france/)[Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/pakistan/)[Egypt](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/egypt/)[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/turkey/)[Peru](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/peru/)
[All countries producing potatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/potatoes/)

## Other products of Austria

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[Agricultural production in Austria](https://husfarm.com/production/country/austria/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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