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 Area Harvested in 2015 : | 50526.00 | ha | Official data | ℹ |
| Sweet Potato Yield in 2015 : | 111928.00 | hg/ha | Calculated data | ℹ |
| Sweet Potato Production in 2015 : | 15191.00 | tonnes | FAO data (imputation) | ℹ |
| Sweet Potato Area Harvested in 2015 : | 1357.00 | ha | FAO data (imputation) | ℹ |
| Potato Production in 2014 : | 95515000.00 | tonnes | Official data | ℹ |
| Potato Area Harvested in 2014 : | 5645000.00 | ha | Unofficial figure | ℹ |
| Potato Production in 2014 : | 1061320.00 | tonnes | Official data | ℹ |
Consumption Statistics 智利
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2004: | 61.70 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2004: | 0.51 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2003: | 59.70 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2003: | 0.50 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2002: | 72.95 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
| Sweet Potatoes , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2002: | 0.48 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Sweet Potatoes |
| Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) , Consumption (Crop Equivalent) in 2001: | 66.81 | kg/capita/year | ℹ | Potatoes (Fresh and Processed) |
