Asia vs Malawi: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Asia
2.82 million ha
in 2024
Malawi
314,753 ha
in 2024
Asia rank
1st
Malawi rank
4th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Asia
  • Malawi
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 2.82 million ha against 314,753 ha in Malawi, a difference of 2.50 million ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 9.0 times Malawi's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 4th of 16 regions.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Malawi Difference Ahead
2010s 3.03 million ha 247,673 ha 2.78 million ha Asia
2020s 2.84 million ha 312,107 ha 2.52 million ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Asia or Malawi?
Asia, at 2.82 million ha against 314,753 ha in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Asia and Malawi?
2.50 million ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Malawi?
11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do Asia and Malawi rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Asia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 4th of 16 regions.
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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