La patata es originaria de América del Sur, pero la región tiene el nivel más bajo de producción de patata del mundo, con menos de 16 millones de toneladas en 2007.
La patata sigue siendo un cultivo tradicional para los pequeños agricultores de la región andina, donde se cultiva junto con especies de patatas desconocidas en otros lugares.
En otros países - Argentina, Brasil y Colombia - la producción de Solanum tuberosum por parte de los cultivadores comerciales a gran escala está aumentando.
- El Mundo
- Las Américas
- Sudamérica
Sudamérica
Estadísticas Agrícolas Sudamérica
| Potato Area Harvested in 2000 : | 881393.00 | Ha | Aggregate, may include official, semi-official, estimated or calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Processed in 2000 : | 164852.00 | tonnes | Aggregate, may include official, semi-official, estimated or calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Yield in 2000 : | 134576.00 | Hg/Ha | Calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Production in 1999 : | 14256100.00 | tonnes | Aggregate, may include official, semi-official, estimated or calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Seed in 1999 : | 1127560.00 | tonnes | Aggregate, may include official, semi-official, estimated or calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Area Harvested in 1999 : | 1011400.00 | Ha | Aggregate, may include official, semi-official, estimated or calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Processed in 1999 : | 168237.00 | tonnes | Aggregate, may include official, semi-official, estimated or calculated data | ℹ |
Estadísticas de consumo Sudamérica
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 1962: | 28.41 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 1962: | 7.45 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 1961: | 32.18 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 1961: | 7.70 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
