Americas vs Timor-Leste: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Americas
279,429 ha
in 2024
Timor-Leste
1,927 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
9th
Timor-Leste rank
11th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Americas
  • Timor-Leste
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 279,429 ha against 1,927 ha in Timor-Leste, a difference of 277,502 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 145.0 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 9th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th of 26 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1960s 445,802 ha 3,678 ha 442,124 ha Americas
1970s 425,896 ha 3,880 ha 422,016 ha Americas
1980s 327,058 ha 2,940 ha 324,117 ha Americas
1990s 282,183 ha 3,677 ha 278,506 ha Americas
2000s 281,334 ha 5,596 ha 275,738 ha Americas
2010s 288,564 ha 2,688 ha 285,876 ha Americas
2020s 259,786 ha 1,928 ha 257,858 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Americas or Timor-Leste?
Americas, at 279,429 ha against 1,927 ha in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Americas and Timor-Leste?
277,502 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Timor-Leste?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Timor-Leste rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Americas ranks 9th and Timor-Leste ranks 11th of 26 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 8,909 data points, 1961–2024
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