What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

0.0002 ha per person, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita

Dominican Republic

0.0009 ha per person

in 2024

Jamaica

0.0011 ha per person

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

35th

Jamaica rank

33rd

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita over time

Dominican Republic
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0011 ha per person against 0.0009 ha per person in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0002 ha per person.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 35th and Jamaica ranks 33rd of 99 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0023 ha per person	0.0009 ha per person	0.0013 ha per person	Dominican Republic
1970s	0.0022 ha per person	0.0013 ha per person	0.0009 ha per person	Dominican Republic
1980s	0.001 ha per person	0.0011 ha per person	0 ha per person	Jamaica
1990s	0.0009 ha per person	0.0007 ha per person	0.0002 ha per person	Dominican Republic
2000s	0.0006 ha per person	0.0006 ha per person	0 ha per person	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.0006 ha per person	0.0009 ha per person	0.0003 ha per person	Jamaica
2020s	0.0007 ha per person	0.0011 ha per person	0.0004 ha per person	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.0011 ha per person against 0.0009 ha per person in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 0.0002 ha per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?: Dominican Republic ranks 35th and Jamaica ranks 33rd of 99 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita
Unit: ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 100 places, 5,679 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.