Potato Production in India: Top 10 Potato Producing States in 2025

Table of Contents 

• Overview of Potato Production in India 
• Top 10 Potato Producing States in India
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • West Bengal
  • Bihar
  • Gujarat 
  • Madhya Pradesh 
  • Punjab 
  • Haryana 
  • Assam
  • Jharkhand 
  • Chhattisgarh 
• Conclusion and Insights 

Overview of Potato Production in India 

Potatoes are the third most consumed food crop after rice and wheat. According to recent reports, the total potato production in India is beyond 50 thousand tonnes which contributed more than 60 thousand crores in the Indian economy. Today potato stands as the most important horticultural crop in India mainly because of its capacity to produce the highest nutrition and dry matter on a per unit area and time basis. In the period of 75 years, India has exceeded the total production of 60 million tonnes and the yield of 25 t/ha. 

Top 10 Potato Producing States in India 

Potato, being a heat sensitive crop, is mostly confined to Indo-Gangetic plains under irrigated conditions particularly due to climatic constraints. Therefore, in India it is largely produced in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Bihar. Let’s dive into the details of top 10 potato producing states of India:  

Uttar Pradesh  

Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of potato in India. The state contributed around 30 percent of the total potato production in India by producing 15,892 thousand tonnes. Districts like Agra, Mathura, Mainpuri, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kanpur, and Aligarh are known for their high potato yield, and the varieties grown here are Kufri Chandramukhi, Kufri Chipsona, Kufri Sindhuri and various others.  

West Bengal   

West Bengal is the second largest potato producer after Uttar Pradesh, producing 12,600 thousand tonnes and making over 23 percent of the total potato production. Hooghly district in West Bengal is the potato production hub and contributes more than 40 percent of the state's total potato production. Some common potato varieties cultivated in this state are Kufri Chandramukhi, Kufri Ashoka and Kufri Pukhraj. These varieties are suitable for table purposes and instant chips and flakes.   

Bihar   

Bihar is among India's leading potato producers and uses the maximum area compared to other vegetables for potato cultivation. Districts such as Patna, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Mahbubani, Nalanda, Katihar, and Champaran are a few top potato producing districts in the state. It produced 9,125.80 thousand tonnes, making slightly over 17 percent of the total potato production in the country. Different varieties like Kufri Sindhuri, Kufri Anand, Kufri Chipsona and Kufri Lalima are a few that are majorly grown in the state. Introducing modern agricultural techniques and farming practices highly influences the state's growth in potato production.  

Gujarat   

The state's advanced irrigation infrastructure, combined with rich alluvial soil, allows it to produce potatoes to a significant extent easily. This helped the state produce 3,780 thousand tonnes of potatoes, contributing over 7 percent of the total production. Banaskantha district is the primary contributor to potato production in the state, and with the help of a drip irrigation method, the potato yield per acre in India has increased.  

Madhya Pradesh   

The state ranks fifth in potato production in India. Bhopal, Ujjain, Indore, Dewas, Gwalior, and Shajapur are some districts that majorly contribute to state potato production. The state contributed 6.68 percent to the national potato production with 3,582 thousand tonnes. Kufri Chandramukhi and Kufri Lavkar potato varieties are commonly produced in the state and are suitable for making chips.  

Punjab  

Potatoes have a significant share in the overall vegetable grown in the state, and the state produced 2,850 thousand tonnes, making 5.32 percent of the total production. Major potato producing districts in the state are Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Bathinda, and Hoshiarpur. These districts majorly cultivate varieties like Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Badshah, Kufri Pukhraj, Kufri Jawahar and Kufri Chipsona.  

Haryana 

Haryana is another significant contributor in the potato production of India. Potatoes are the key crop in Haryana and the state produces approximately 7,65 thousand tonnes of potatoes. Its 1.43 percent contribution to the national potato production is possible because of favourable climatic conditions and irrigation facilities. Hisar, Fatehabad, Sirsa, and Karnal are the key districts in potato production. 

Assam  

Assam, however, is traditionally known for tea and rice production but in recent years its unique topography and climate has been conducive to potato cultivation. Its regions Tinsukia and Dibrugarh have been notable contributors. In total the state produced 7,61 thousand tonnes of potatoes which led to 1.43 percent of the total production. 

Jharkhand 

Jharkhand is a state rich in natural resources which is now emerging as a player in potato production with its contribution of 7,33 thousand tonnes. Its districts of Ranchi and East Singhbhum are the major contributors. The share of state is around 1.37 percent in the total production which is comparatively less but with the agricultural development of the state the numbers have the potential to increase.  

Chhattisgarh  

Chhattisgarh stands at the last of the list with a contribution of 6,23 thousand tonnes in the total potato production. The state has seen a significant growth in potato cultivation mainly because of improved agricultural facilities. Its share of 1.16 percent majorly comes from Durg and Raipur. 

Conclusion and Insights 

Potatoes, by assessing their significance, were declared as a crop which has the potential to fight poverty and hunger in 2008 by FAO. The importance of potato production in India can be easily understood from its wide usage in dishes. From a diverse range of potato varieties cultivated in India, the cultivation of high-yielding varieties has further boosted potato cultivation in India, thus making different varieties available and improving the economic importance of potatoes. However, it is important to note that the drastic climate change over the years and global warming imply to have an intense effect on potato growth in India. This will eventually affect not only the potato production and profitability, but it will also impact the seed multiplication, storage, marketing and processing of this perishable vegetatively propagated crop. Therefore, due to the impact of these future scenarios about climate change and global warming, the growth projections of potato in India might be arrested or even reversed if any effective adaptation measures are not evolved for timely prevention.