Abstract: The purpose is to reveal potato development potential and provide a reference for decision making in potato industry and national food security. The time series forecasting method is used to forecast the potential of potato industry from aspects of potato production, market, processing, trade in 2020. By 2020, potato production will reach 285.1872 million tons from world yield level and 116.0267 million tons from the trend of yield; per capita and total consumption will be 53.12 kg and 116.8668 million tons; potato processing will be 11.5211 million tons; import and export value of potato will reach 407.7008 million dollars and 276.429 million dollars. Potato production, consumption, processing, import and export value will be continued to show an upward trend, so potato industry will have a great development potential in the future.