Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Democratic Republic of the Congo
124,893 ha
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
142,854 ha
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
7th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k196119922024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 142,854 ha against 124,893 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 17,961 ha.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 16 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 47,544 ha 75,634 ha 28,090 ha Papua New Guinea
1970s 58,640 ha 89,200 ha 30,560 ha Papua New Guinea
1980s 73,364 ha 97,700 ha 24,336 ha Papua New Guinea
1990s 78,048 ha 101,123 ha 23,074 ha Papua New Guinea
2000s 46,212 ha 108,813 ha 62,600 ha Papua New Guinea
2010s 95,866 ha 132,543 ha 36,678 ha Papua New Guinea
2020s 117,963 ha 143,134 ha 25,171 ha Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 142,854 ha against 124,893 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Papua New Guinea?
17,961 ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th 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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