Global Potato Starch Market Size, Share, and COVID-19 Impact Analysis, By Type (Modified and Native), By Nature (Conventional and Organic), By End-use (Food & Beverages, Paper, Pharmaceutical & Chemical, and Others), and By Region (North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, and Africa), Analysis and Forecast 2025 - 2035

Global Potato Starch Market Insights Forecasts to 2035

• The Global Potato Starch Market Size Was Estimated at USD 3.66 Billion in 2024
• The Market Size is Expected to Grow at a CAGR of around 4.8% from 2025 to 2035
• The Worldwide Potato Starch Market Size is Expected to Reach USD 6.13 Billion by 2035
• Asia Pacific is expected to grow the fastest during the forecast period.

According to a research report published by Spherical Insights and Consulting, The Global Potato Starch Market Size was worth around USD 3.66 Billion in 2024 and is predicted to grow to around USD 6.13 Billion by 2035 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8% from 2025 to 2035. The potato starch market expands due to growing demand in food, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications, growing use of gluten-free and natural products, advances in starch technology, and growing use in processed foods, adhesives, textiles, and biodegradable products.

Market Overview

The global potato starch market refers to the industry that focuses on manufacturing and supplying potato starch, a renewable polymer used by every industry for its use as a thickener, binder, and stabilizer. Potato starch is highly applied by the food and beverage industries in the form of soups, sauces, baked products, confectionery, and snacks due to its neutrality in taste, purity, and high water-binding capacity. Apart from food, it is utilized in pharmaceuticals, textiles, paper, and adhesives. Drivers of demand include growing consumer demand for clean-label, gluten-free, and plant-based ingredients, together with the rising growth of convenience food and processed food businesses worldwide. Greater consciousness towards sustainable and biodegradable materials is also propelling their use in bioplastics and green packaging. Functional and modified starches innovation and technology advancements in extraction and processing are enhancing quality and elevating industrial applications.

Growing industrialization and changing consumption patterns in the emerging markets, particularly the Asia Pacific and Latin American regions, offer rapidly growing opportunities. Volatility of raw material prices in the market and competition from alternative starch sources such as corn and tapioca remain issues. Avebe, Cargill Incorporated, Ingredion Incorporated, Tereos Group, Agrana Beteiligungs AG, and Pepees Group are some of the major players in the global potato starch market, which is propelled by these players' dedication to capacity expansion, innovation in products, and sustainability initiatives to establish themselves in the market.  Increased support to starch-potato producers has been promised by the French government as part of its new National Strategic Plan. The aid will rise to EUR 83/ha (USD 88) in 2024, EUR 173/ha (USD 184) in 2025 to 26, and EUR 186/ha (USD 198) in 2027. The Union Nationale des Producteurs de Pommes de Terre (UNPT) also welcomed this move of boosting starch-potato production. It helps the local raw-material pool for potato starch manufacturers and stabilizes supply for the value chain.

Report Coverage

This research report categorizes the potato starch market based on various segments and regions, forecasts revenue growth, and analyzes trends in each submarket. The report analyses the key growth drivers, opportunities, and challenges influencing the potato starch market. Recent market developments and competitive strategies, such as expansion, type launch, development, partnership, merger, and acquisition, have been included to draw the competitive landscape in the market. The report strategically identifies and profiles the key market players and analyses their core competencies in each sub-segment of the potato starch market. 

Driving Factors

The potato starch market is spurred by increased demand in food, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses. Within the food industry, its application as a thickener, stabilizer, and binder in processed foods, snack foods, and baked goods propels growth. Growing demand for gluten-free and clean-label products stimulates the adoption of potato starch as a natural replacement for starches derived from wheat. Adhesives, textiles, and biodegradable films represent other industrial applications that bolster demand. Advances in high-yield and modified starch technology improve functionality and efficiency. Also, expansion in emerging markets, growing disposable incomes, and heightened health-aware ingredient consciousness continue to drive the global market for potato starch.

Restraining Factors

The potato starch market is subject to constraints of volatile raw material prices, specifically potato supply as influenced by weather. The high cost of production, alternative starch competition from corn and cassava, and stringent regulatory conditions of food and pharmaceutical uses also restrain growth. Furthermore, the low level of awareness in some emerging markets restricts growth.

Market Segmentation

The potato starch market share is classified into type, nature, and end-use.  

• The modified segment dominated the market in 2024, approximately 58% and is projected to grow at a substantial CAGR during the forecast period.

Based on the type, the potato starch market is divided into modified and native. Among these, the modified segment dominated the market in 2024 and is projected to grow at a substantial CAGR during the forecast period. This segment dominated the market through growth is mainly driven by mounting demand for processed and convenience foods, growing use in the pharmaceutical and textile sectors, and the requirement for starches with improved functional properties such as better viscosity, stability, and water-binding capability. Market growth is further being propelled by innovation in the applications of modified starch.

• The conventional segment accounted for the largest share in 2024, approximately 85% and is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.

Based on the nature, the potato starch market is divided into conventional and organic. Among these, the conventional segment accounted for the largest share in 2024 and is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. The conventional potato starch segment owes its growth to the widespread use of the product in food processing, bakery, and confectionery items, combined with the fact that it is cost-effective as compared to specialty starches. Growing consumer demand for natural and minimally processed food products, coupled with consistent demand from industrial uses, also guarantees the growth of the segment.

• The food & beverages segment accounted for the highest market revenue in 2024, approximately 45% and is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period.

Based on the end-use, the potato starch market is divided into food & beverages, paper, pharmaceutical & chemical, and others. Among these, the food & beverages segment accounted for the highest market revenue in 2024 and is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR during the forecast period. The food & beverages segment is due to the expansion is being driven by increasing consumer demand for convenience food, bakery foods, and processed snacks. Moreover, the rising demand for gluten-free and clean-label products and the function of potato starch as a natural thickener, stabilizer, and texture improver is accelerating its extensive usage in the industry.

Regional Segment Analysis of the Potato Starch Market

• North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico) 
• Europe (Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Spain, Rest of Europe)
• Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, Rest of APAC)
• South America (Brazil and the Rest of South America) 
• The Middle East and Africa (UAE, South Africa, Rest of MEA)

North America is anticipated to hold the largest share of the potato starch market over the predicted timeframe.

North America is anticipated to hold the largest share of the potato starch market over the predicted timeframe. North America is expected to have the largest share in the potato starch market during the forecast period, holding approximately 45% of the market share. Growth in this region is boosted by high demand for food and beverage applications, especially processed and convenience foods, as well as increasing usage in pharmaceuticals, paper, and adhesives. The United States, as the region's biggest producer and consumer, plays a major role in market leadership because of its developed agricultural infrastructure, potato yield, and well-established supply chains. Also, rising interest in clean-label and gluten-free products is driving adoption in various industries.

Asia Pacific is expected to grow at a rapid CAGR in the potato starch market during the forecast period. Asia Pacific is rapidly growing in the potato starch market over the forecast period, with an approximate of 24% market share. The growth is led by increased demand for convenience and processed foods, urbanization, and health-conscious consumerism. China, India, and Japan are at the forefront of this drive, given strong food processing industries and growing disposable incomes. The increasing use of potato starch in pharmaceuticals, textiles, and biodegradable packages, as well as through government support for sustainable agriculture, is also contributing to regional market growth.

Europe plays an important role in the market for potato starch, with high industrial usage and widespread cultivation of potatoes. Germany, France, and Poland are among the leading production countries, as they support indigenous as well as altered starch industries. Food processing, paper, textiles, and biodegradable products drive growth. Stringent regulations favoring sustainable and environmentally friendly products, as well as improvements in technological processes of starch extraction and processing, are also improving product quality and propelling the growth of the region's market.

Competitive Analysis:

The report offers the appropriate analysis of the key organizations/companies involved within the potato starch market, along with a comparative evaluation primarily based on their type of offering, business overviews, geographic presence, enterprise strategies, segment market share, and SWOT analysis. The report also provides an elaborative analysis focusing on the current news and developments of the companies, which includes type development, innovations, joint ventures, partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and others. This allows for the evaluation of the overall competition within the market.

List of Key Companies

• Avebe U.A.
• Novidon B.V.
• Emsland Group
• Cargill, Incorporated
• KMC
• Roquette Freres
• Ettlinger Corporation
• Archer Daniels
• PEPEES S.A.
• Tate & Lyle
• Ingredion Incorporated
• Tereos
• Royal Ingredients Group B.V.
• Others

Key Target Audience

• Market Players
• Investors
• End-users
• Government Authorities 
• Consulting and Research Firm
• Venture capitalists
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs) 

Market Segment

This study forecasts revenue at global, regional, and country levels from 2020 to 2035. Spherical Insights has segmented the potato starch market based on the below-mentioned segments: 

Global Potato Starch Market, By Type

• Modified
• Native

Global Potato Starch Market, By Nature

• Conventional
• Organic

Global Potato Starch Market, By End-use

• Food & Beverages
• Paper
• Pharmaceutical & Chemical
• Others

Global Potato Starch Market, By Regional Analysis

• North America
  • US
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • Germany
  • UK
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Russia
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • China
  • Japan
  • India
  • South Korea
  • Australia
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• South America
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Rest of South America
• Middle East & Africa
  • UAE
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Qatar
  • South Africa
  • Rest of the Middle East & Africa