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The production of sweet potatoes in the World

86,410,354.75 t in 2022

Though World the production of sweet potatoes fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 1973 - 2022 period ending at 86.4 million t in 2022.

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The production of sweet potatoes in the World
Constant Prices 17,858,978 1000 Int$ in 2022 FAO
Current Prices U.S. Dollars 54,650,729 1000 USD in 2022 FAO
U.S. Dollars Constant Prices 23,673,686 1000 USD in 2022 FAO
Agriculture indicators of sweet potatoes in the World
Area 7,248,381 Ha in 2022 FAO
Yield 119,213 100 g/ha in 2022 FAO
Macro Region (t)
Asia 52,711,466 in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Africa 29,530,153.16 in 2022 FAO + 1 other
South America 1,440,665.55 in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Oceania 928,813.65 in 2022 FAO + 1 other
Europe 96,154.68 in 2017 FAO + 1 other
Central America and the Caribbean 94 timeseries
Middle East 15 timeseries
North America 12 timeseries
Southeast Asia 62 timeseries
Country (t in 2022)

China is the top country by the production of sweet potatoes in the world. As of 2022, the production of sweet potatoes in China was 46.8 million t that accounts for 54.05% of the world's the production of sweet potatoes. The top 5 countries (others are Malawi, the United Republic of Tanzania, Nigeria, and Angola) account for 75.06% of it. The world's total the production of sweet potatoes was estimated at 86.6 million t in 2022.

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China 46,828,761.12 FAO + 1 other
Malawi 8,051,118.37 FAO + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 4,259,619.65 FAO + 1 other
Nigeria 4,011,034.89 FAO + 1 other
Angola 1,873,002 FAO + 1 other
Rwanda 1,372,745.21 FAO + 1 other
Uganda 1,337,511.74 FAO + 1 other
India 1,184,000 FAO + 1 other
United States of America 1,176,483 FAO + 1 other
Madagascar 1,132,742.12 FAO + 1 other
Ethiopia 1,000,575.96 FAO + 1 other
Viet Nam 976,122.24 FAO + 1 other
Indonesia 875,000 FAO + 1 other
Brazil 847,100 FAO + 1 other
Burundi 807,860.51 FAO + 1 other
Japan 710,700 FAO + 1 other
Papua New Guinea 710,120.73 FAO + 1 other
Kenya 650,000 FAO + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 591,101 FAO + 1 other
Cameroon 579,883.47 FAO + 1 other
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 566,601.34 FAO + 1 other
Philippines 558,320.65 FAO + 1 other
Mozambique 510,238 FAO + 1 other
Egypt 508,314.04 FAO + 1 other
Mali 452,193 FAO + 1 other
Guinea 384,052.51 FAO + 1 other
Republic of Korea 332,845.42 FAO + 1 other
Bangladesh 303,710 FAO + 1 other
Sierra Leone 286,118.06 FAO + 1 other
Peru 275,995.22 FAO + 1 other
Cuba 267,084.95 FAO + 1 other
Sudan 266,986.71 FAO + 1 other
Niger 233,696.64 FAO + 1 other
Taiwan Province of China 224,690.89 FAO + 1 other
Chad 218,015 FAO + 1 other
Ghana 142,671.37 FAO + 1 other
Zambia 132,442.12 FAO + 1 other
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 128,240 FAO + 1 other
Argentina 119,091.84 FAO + 1 other
Burkina Faso 115,579.98 FAO + 1 other
Haiti 111,662 FAO + 1 other
Senegal 110,600 FAO + 1 other
Solomon Islands 108,196.45 FAO + 1 other
Equatorial Guinea 103,749.32 FAO + 1 other
South Africa 87,647 FAO + 1 other
Uruguay 81,433.25 FAO + 1 other
Mexico 81,094.92 FAO + 1 other
Australia 77,059.36 FAO + 1 other
Zimbabwe 62,792.59 FAO + 1 other
Myanmar 62,712.11 FAO + 1 other
Spain 62,302 in 2017 FAO + 1 other
Dominican Republic 62,243.33 FAO + 1 other
Jamaica 60,466 FAO + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire 58,684.14 FAO + 1 other
Benin 56,589.62 FAO + 1 other
Paraguay 51,634.43 FAO + 1 other
Sri Lanka 45,040 FAO + 1 other
Malaysia 44,686.65 FAO + 1 other
Guinea Bissau 40,738.15 FAO + 1 other
Cambodia 40,304.69 FAO + 1 other
Israel 32,642 FAO + 1 other
Honduras 25,341.83 FAO + 1 other
Liberia 24,393.55 FAO + 1 other
Portugal 23,205.68 in 2017 FAO + 1 other
Guyana 21,139.55 FAO + 1 other
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20,138.68 FAO + 1 other
Chile 15,088.65 FAO + 1 other
Pakistan 14,134 FAO + 1 other
New Zealand 11,865.25 FAO + 1 other
Morocco 11,710 FAO + 1 other
Fiji 10,771.39 FAO + 1 other
Comoros 10,572.29 FAO + 1 other
Togo 9,919 FAO + 1 other
Congo 9,190.5 FAO + 1 other
Somalia 8,655.65 FAO + 1 other
Italy 8,494 in 2017 FAO + 1 other
Tonga 6,564.49 FAO + 1 other
Mauritania 5,264.75 FAO + 1 other
Timor-Leste 4,601.85 FAO + 1 other
Bolivia 4,512.22 FAO + 1 other
Ecuador 4,124.02 FAO + 1 other
Gabon 3,915.14 FAO + 1 other
Micronesia (Federated States of) 3,118.06 FAO + 1 other
Cabo Verde 2,802 FAO + 1 other
Barbados 2,543 FAO + 1 other
Eswatini 2,498.99 FAO + 1 other
Palestine 2,389.09 FAO + 1 other
Dominica 2,313.64 FAO + 1 other
Greece 2,153 in 2017 FAO + 1 other
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,822.22 FAO + 1 other
Bahamas 1,770.43 FAO + 1 other
Mauritius 1,759 FAO + 1 other
Costa Rica 1,711.44 FAO + 1 other
Botswana 1,169.12 FAO + 1 other
Trinidad and Tobago 1,165 FAO + 1 other
El Salvador 750.12 FAO + 1 other
Saint Lucia 723 FAO + 1 other
Grenada 675 FAO + 1 other
Puerto Rico 439.58 FAO + 1 other
Suriname 407.69 FAO + 1 other
Yemen 324.57 FAO + 1 other
Panama 283.13 FAO + 1 other
Brunei Darussalam 277.41 FAO + 1 other
Belize 231 FAO + 1 other
Guatemala 181.33 FAO + 1 other
Antigua and Barbuda 145.46 FAO + 1 other
Saint Kitts and Nevis 126 FAO + 1 other
Hong Kong 61.52 FAO + 1 other
Bhutan 27.89 FAO + 1 other
Kuwait 24.59 FAO + 1 other
Singapore 0.24 FAO + 1 other
Maldives 0.15 FAO + 1 other
Bahrain 0 FAO + 1 other
Macau 0 FAO
South Sudan 0 FAO
Thailand 0 FAO
Turkey 0 FAO
Agriculture Indicators