Global Sweet Potato Production Ranking
Sweet Potato Production by Country (t) 1961 - 2023
Summary
In 2023, China led with 51.6M t, ahead of Malawi at 7.6M t.
China alone accounted for 57.2% of the 2023 total.
Angola grew the fastest since 2013, up 66.5%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2023
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 51.6M | +0.6% | 57.2% | — |
| 2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  MalawiMWI | 7.6M | +1.6% | 8.4% | — |
| 3#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  NigeriaNGR | 4.1M | -0.4% | 4.5% | — |
| 4#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  AngolaAGO | 2M | +6.7% | 2.2% | +1 |
| 5 |  Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA | 1.8M | -2.6% | 2.0% | +1 |
| 6Southeast Asia |  IndonesiaINA | 1.6M | -22.4% | 1.7% | -2 |
| 7 |  EthiopiaETH | 1.3M | +10.7% | 1.5% | +4 |
| 8 |  RwandaRWA | 1.3M | -4.4% | 1.5% | — |
| 9 |  MadagascarMDG | 1.3M | +0.2% | 1.4% | — |
| 10South Asia |  IndiaIND | 1.3M | +8.9% | 1.4% | +2 |
| 11 |  UgandaUGA | 1.2M | -22.6% | 1.3% | -4 |
| 12North America |  United StatesUSA | 1.1M | -9.6% | 1.3% | -2 |
| 13 |  BurundiBDI | 960K | -11.5% | 1.1% | — |
| 14Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 925.1K | +9.0% | 1.0% | +1 |
| 15#2Southeast Asia |  Viet NamVNM | 914.7K | -6.3% | 1.0% | -1 |
| 16Oceania |  Papua New GuineaPNG | 734.5K | +0.2% | 0.8% | — |
| 17#2East Asia |  JapanJPN | 715.8K | +0.7% | 0.8% | — |
| 18 |  KenyaKEN | 669.1K | +11.9% | 0.7% | — |
| 19 |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD | 608.3K | +2.9% | 0.7% | — |
| 20 |  CameroonCMR | 607K | +4.9% | 0.7% | — |
| 21 |  MaliMLI | 577.8K | +27.8% | 0.6% | +3 |
| 22#3East Asia |  Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofPRK | 572.3K | -0.1% | 0.6% | -1 |
| 23#3Southeast Asia |  PhilippinesPHI | 523.3K | -6.3% | 0.6% | -1 |
| 24 |  MozambiqueMOZ | 459.8K | -9.9% | 0.5% | -1 |
| 25North Africa |  EgyptEGY | 391.9K | +23.0% | 0.4% | +2 |
| 26 |  GuineaGIN | 376.2K | -2.0% | 0.4% | -1 |
| 27#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  PeruPER | 307.7K | +11.8% | 0.3% | +3 |
| 28#2South Asia |  BangladeshBGD | 303.7K | 0.0% | 0.3% | — |
| 29 |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 299.7K | -11.1% | 0.3% | -3 |
| 30#2North Africa |  SudanSDN | 273.2K | +2.3% | 0.3% | +2 |
| 31 |  Sierra LeoneSLE | 266.7K | +5.2% | 0.3% | +2 |
| 32 |  NigerNIG | 260.5K | -12.2% | 0.3% | -3 |
| 33 |  ZambiaZMB | 234.6K | +77.2% | 0.3% | +5 |
| 34#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  CubaCUB | 231.3K | -13.4% | 0.3% | -3 |
| 35 |  ChadTCD | 218.3K | +0.1% | 0.2% | — |
| 36 |  ZimbabweZWE | 207.5K | 0.0% | 0.2% | — |
| 37 |  Taiwan, Province of ChinaTWN | 198.5K | -11.5% | 0.2% | -3 |
| 38 |  GhanaGHA | 142.9K | +0.1% | 0.2% | -1 |
| 39 |  Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO | 121.2K | -5.5% | 0.1% | — |
| 40 |  ArgentinaARG | 113.7K | -5.6% | 0.1% | — |
| 41 |  SenegalSEN | 111.4K | +0.7% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 42#2Oceania |  Solomon IslandsSLB | 109.4K | +0.2% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 43 |  Burkina FasoBFA | 109.1K | -5.6% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 44 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 102.6K | +0.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 45 |  HaitiHTI | 100K | +4.3% | 0.1% | — |
| 46#3Oceania |  AustraliaAUS | 91.5K | -1.8% | 0.1% | — |
| 47 |  UruguayURY | 82.2K | +0.1% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 48 |  BeninBEN | 77.5K | +36.9% | 0.1% | +6 |
| 49#2North America |  MexicoMEX | 77K | +23.2% | 0.1% | — |
| 50 |  South AfricaRSA | 75.7K | -17.4% | 0.1% | -3 |
| 51 |  Dominican RepublicDOM | 75K | +20.6% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 52 |  Côte d'IvoireCIV | 61.5K | +4.8% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 53 |  MyanmarMMR | 60.5K | +0.2% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 54#3South Asia |  Sri LankaLKA | 53.6K | +18.9% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 55 |  JamaicaJAM | 48.8K | -19.3% | 0.1% | -4 |
| 56 |  ParaguayPRY | 48K | +58.1% | 0.1% | +4 |
| 57 |  CambodiaKHM | 39.8K | -1.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 58 |  Guinea-BissauGNB | 39.7K | -2.5% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 59 |  MalaysiaMYS | 33K | -26.2% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 60 |  HondurasHND | 28.7K | +12.9% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 61Middle East & C. Asia |  IsraelISR | 27.7K | -9.3% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 62 |  PakistanPAK | 25.1K | +77.3% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 63 |  LiberiaLBR | 24.8K | +0.2% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 64 |  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN | 23.2K | +6.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 65 |  GuyanaGUY | 21.4K | +5.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 66 |  ChileCHL | 15.6K | +0.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 67 |  FijiFJI | 12.6K | +16.8% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 68#3North Africa |  MoroccoMAR | 12.6K | +7.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 69 |  New ZealandNZL | 11.9K | -0.1% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 70 |  VanuatuVUT | 11.8K | 0.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 71 |  ComorosCOM | 10.8K | +2.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 72 |  CongoCOG | 9.4K | -0.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 73 |  SomaliaSOM | 8.9K | +0.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 74 |  TogoTGO | 7.8K | -21.7% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 75 |  TongaTON | 6.6K | +0.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 76 |  Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL | 5.4K | +18.6% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 77 |  MauritaniaMRT | 5.3K | +0.4% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 78 |  Timor-LesteTLS | 5K | +8.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 79 |  EcuadorECU | 4.2K | -0.4% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 80 |  GuatemalaGTM | 4.1K | -19.1% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 81 |  GabonGAB | 3.9K | +0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 82 |  Micronesia, Federated States ofFSM | 3.1K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 83 |  EswatiniSWZ | 2.8K | 0.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 84 |  BarbadosBRB | 2.7K | +6.7% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 85 |  DominicaDMA | 2.4K | +0.5% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 86 |  MauritiusMUS | 2.3K | +33.4% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 87 |  Cabo VerdeCPV | 2.2K | -21.7% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 88 |  Costa RicaCRI | 2K | +22.5% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 89 |  BahamasBHS | 1.8K | +0.8% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 90 |  BotswanaBWA | 1.1K | -3.8% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 91 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 836 | -17.6% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 92 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 825 | -29.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 93 |  El SalvadorSLV | 763.6 | -0.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 94 |  GrenadaGRD | 709 | +5.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 95 |  SurinameSUR | 614.7 | +51.1% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 96 |  New CaledoniaNCL | 553.9 | -2.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 97 |  Saint LuciaLCA | 421 | -41.8% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 98#2Middle East & C. Asia |  YemenYEM | 322.1 | +1.3% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 99 |  Cook IslandsCOK | 299 | -0.3% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 100 |  Antigua and BarbudaATG | 298.5 | +105.2% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 101 |  Brunei DarussalamBRU | 285.3 | +0.4% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 102 |  PanamaPAN | 257.6 | -9.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 103 |  NiueNIU | 251.7 | +0.1% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 104 |  Puerto RicoPUR | 243.1 | -25.4% | 0.0% | -5 |
| 105 |  BelizeBLZ | 210 | -9.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 106 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 176 | +39.7% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 107 |  French PolynesiaPYF | 169.4 | +62.9% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 108 |  Hong KongHKG | 60.6 | -0.7% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 109#3Middle East & C. Asia |  KuwaitKWT | 33.6 | +3.8% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 110 |  BhutanBTN | 33.4 | +19.8% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 111 |  MaldivesMDV | 2.1 | +1,280.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 112 |  SingaporeSIN | 0.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
Data Source & License
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.
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