Ghana vs Indonesia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Ghana
78,611 ha
in 2024
Indonesia
68,630 ha
in 2024
Ghana rank
16th
Indonesia rank
17th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Ghana
  • Indonesia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 78,611 ha against 68,630 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 9,981 ha.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Indonesia ahead.

Ghana ranks 16th and Indonesia ranks 17th of 113 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 61,625 ha 186,863 ha 125,238 ha Indonesia
2000s 69,588 ha 182,377 ha 112,789 ha Indonesia
2010s 75,039 ha 139,409 ha 64,370 ha Indonesia
2020s 78,834 ha 74,949 ha 3,885 ha Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Ghana or Indonesia?
Ghana, at 78,611 ha against 68,630 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Ghana and Indonesia?
9,981 ha, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Indonesia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Indonesia rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Ghana ranks 16th and Indonesia ranks 17th 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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