Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Oceania: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
42,159 ha
in 2024
Oceania
158,426 ha
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
9th
Oceania rank
11th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Oceania
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 158,426 ha against 42,159 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 116,267 ha.

That makes Oceania's figure about 3.8 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 9th and Oceania ranks 11th of 16 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Oceania Difference Ahead
1960s 9,278 ha 82,517 ha 73,239 ha Oceania
1970s 11,750 ha 96,433 ha 84,683 ha Oceania
1980s 15,750 ha 104,537 ha 88,787 ha Oceania
1990s 19,953 ha 109,047 ha 89,094 ha Oceania
2000s 26,801 ha 120,013 ha 93,212 ha Oceania
2010s 35,961 ha 145,490 ha 109,529 ha Oceania
2020s 42,007 ha 158,254 ha 116,247 ha Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Oceania?
Oceania, at 158,426 ha against 42,159 ha in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Oceania?
116,267 ha, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Oceania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Oceania rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 9th and Oceania ranks 11th of 16 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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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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