Cameroon vs Viet Nam: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Cameroon
93,378 ha
in 2024
Viet Nam
80,807 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
12th
Viet Nam rank
8th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Cameroon
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 93,378 ha against 80,807 ha in Viet Nam, a difference of 12,571 ha.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Cameroon ranks 12th and Viet Nam ranks 8th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 39,571 ha 230,067 ha 190,496 ha Viet Nam
1970s 39,754 ha 266,930 ha 227,176 ha Viet Nam
1980s 27,000 ha 362,661 ha 335,661 ha Viet Nam
1990s 20,506 ha 321,084 ha 300,577 ha Viet Nam
2000s 37,284 ha 200,920 ha 163,636 ha Viet Nam
2010s 63,570 ha 130,974 ha 67,404 ha Viet Nam
2020s 85,480 ha 90,707 ha 5,227 ha Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Cameroon or Viet Nam?
Cameroon, at 93,378 ha against 80,807 ha in Viet Nam as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Cameroon and Viet Nam?
12,571 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Viet Nam?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Viet Nam rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Cameroon ranks 12th and Viet Nam 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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