虽然马铃薯起源于安第斯山脉，但最近发现的DNA证据表明，今天世界各地种植的品种主要来自智利品种。虽然安第斯马铃薯在18世纪在欧洲占主导地位，但智利引进的种质在19世纪成为主流。
智利是拉丁美洲第六大马铃薯生产国，2006年收获量接近150万吨，创下最高纪录，与该国玉米和小麦的产量相当。尽管马铃薯可以在整个智利种植，但生产主要集中在北部的科金博和奇洛埃（包括奇洛埃岛，在这里，前哥伦比亚时期就已经种植了马铃薯）。
智利一半以上的马铃薯都是新鲜食用的（估计人均消费量为每人每年51千克，自1990年以来几乎没有变化），而加工量约为10％，15％用作种薯。按价值计算，种薯主要占该国马铃薯出口的近一半，主要出口至巴西和委内瑞拉。（来源:国际马铃薯年）
Agricultural Statistics 智利
| Potato Yield in 2016 : | 218010.00 | hg/ha | Calculated data | ℹ |
| Potato Area Harvested in 2016 : | 53485.00 | ha | Official data | ℹ |
| Sweet Potato Yield in 2016 : | 114367.00 | hg/ha | Calculated data | ℹ |
| Sweet Potato Production in 2016 : | 15715.00 | tonnes | FAO data (imputation) | ℹ |
| Sweet Potato Area Harvested in 2016 : | 1374.00 | ha | FAO data (imputation) | ℹ |
| Potato Production in 2015 : | 960502.00 | tonnes | Official data | ℹ |
| Potato Yield in 2015 : | 190101.00 | hg/ha | Calculated data | ℹ |
Consumption Statistics 智利
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2008: | 0.63 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2007: | 52.52 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2007: | 0.54 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2006: | 61.70 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2006: | 0.54 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2005: | 60.01 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2005: | 0.52 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
