Cameroon vs South-Eastern Asia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Cameroon
93,378 ha
in 2024
South-Eastern Asia
255,878 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
12th
South-Eastern Asia rank
10th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Cameroon
  • South-Eastern Asia
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How they compare

South-Eastern Asia currently reports 255,878 ha against 93,378 ha in Cameroon, a difference of 162,500 ha.

That makes South-Eastern Asia's figure about 2.7 times Cameroon's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, South-Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 12th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th of 113 countries.

South-Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon South-Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 39,571 ha 832,480 ha 792,909 ha South-Eastern Asia
1970s 39,754 ha 797,957 ha 758,203 ha South-Eastern Asia
1980s 27,000 ha 811,500 ha 784,500 ha South-Eastern Asia
1990s 20,506 ha 704,805 ha 684,299 ha South-Eastern Asia
2000s 37,284 ha 542,457 ha 505,173 ha South-Eastern Asia
2010s 63,570 ha 388,259 ha 324,688 ha South-Eastern Asia
2020s 85,480 ha 274,082 ha 188,601 ha South-Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Cameroon or South-Eastern Asia?
South-Eastern Asia, at 255,878 ha against 93,378 ha in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Cameroon and South-Eastern Asia?
162,500 ha, with South-Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South-Eastern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Cameroon ranks 12th and South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th 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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