Australia vs Spain: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Australia
2,134 ha
in 2024
Spain
2,145 ha
in 2017
Australia rank
61st
Spain rank
60th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Australia
  • Spain
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 2,145 ha against 2,134 ha in Australia, a difference of 11 ha.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Australia ranks 61st and Spain ranks 60th of 111 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 212 ha 5,575 ha 5,363 ha Spain
1970s 261.7 ha 3,507 ha 3,245 ha Spain
1980s 346.2 ha 2,612 ha 2,266 ha Spain
1990s 531 ha 1,543 ha 1,012 ha Spain
2000s 1,239 ha 1,311 ha 72.1 ha Spain
2010s 1,953 ha 1,459 ha 494.12 ha Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Australia or Spain?
Spain, at 2,145 ha against 2,134 ha in Australia as of 2017.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Australia and Spain?
11 ha, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Australia and Spain rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Australia ranks 61st and Spain ranks 60th of 111 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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