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Germany
#6 Global Producer · Europe
EU's largest potato producer and major starch manufacturer
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12.70M t
Production
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282K ha
Harvested Area
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45.0 t/ha
Yield
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57 kg/cap
Per Capita
FAOSTAT 2018–2024 trajectory
↑ 7-yr +42% (rising)
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt | 8.92 | 10.60 | 11.71 | 11.31 | 10.68 | 11.61 | 12.70 |
| YoY | — | +18.8% | +10.5% | -3.4% | -5.6% | +8.6% | +9.4% |
Source: FAOSTAT 2024 (UN FAO Crops & Livestock Products dataset).
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Varieties grown here
Top potato varieties from Germany
10 commercially significant varieties documented in our database (showing top 8).
Agria
1990
Yellow-flesh dual-purpose variety. Strong export presence to Mediterranean and MENA.
Carola
1990
Yellow-fleshed waxy variety. Common in Germany and US specialty markets.
Granola
1975
Yellow-flesh. Dominant table variety in Indonesia and parts of Southeast Asia.
Linda
1974
Long-running German yellow-flesh variety. Faced de-listing controversy; preserved by farmer campaign.
Nicola
1973
Yellow-fleshed waxy salad variety. Widely grown across Germany, Netherlands, and Israel.
Sieglinde
1935
German heritage waxy salad variety. Long oblong yellow-flesh; iconic for Kartoffelsalat.
Belana
Yellow-flesh waxy variety popular in Austrian and Swiss markets.
Jelly
Norika German variety. Late-maincrop with strong storage; common across Polish markets.
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