Angola vs Madagascar: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Angola
200,311 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
150,429 ha
in 2024
Angola rank
6th
Madagascar rank
8th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Angola
  • Madagascar
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

How they compare

Angola currently reports 200,311 ha against 150,429 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 49,882 ha.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Angola ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 113 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 16,667 ha 56,347 ha 39,681 ha Madagascar
1970s 18,000 ha 65,890 ha 47,890 ha Madagascar
1980s 18,600 ha 90,036 ha 71,436 ha Madagascar
1990s 21,659 ha 91,423 ha 69,763 ha Madagascar
2000s 125,772 ha 111,106 ha 14,666 ha Angola
2010s 166,620 ha 138,324 ha 28,296 ha Angola
2020s 192,169 ha 151,473 ha 40,696 ha Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Angola or Madagascar?
Angola, at 200,311 ha against 150,429 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Angola and Madagascar?
49,882 ha, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Madagascar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Angola and Madagascar rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Angola ranks 6th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 113 countries.
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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