Key Market Indicators
Potato consumption in Iran is expected to reach almost 5 million metric tons by 2026, growing at a steady rate of 0.6% year-on-year since 2017. The country was ranked eighth in 2021, with Germany leading the way at 4.7 million metric tons. India, the United States and Russia followed respectively as numbers two, three and four. Production of potatoes in Iran is forecasted to reach nearly 3 million metric tons by 2026, declining at an average rate of 2.1% year-on-year since 1966. The country came in at twenty-first in 2021, with Brazil in the lead at 3.39 million metric tons. India, Russia and Ukraine occupied spots two, three and four respectively.
