Guinea vs Mozambique: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Guinea
83,476 ha
in 2024
Mozambique
100,470 ha
in 2024
Guinea rank
13th
Mozambique rank
11th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Guinea
  • Mozambique
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 100,470 ha against 83,476 ha in Guinea, a difference of 16,994 ha.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 11th of 113 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Mozambique Difference Ahead
1960s 10,000 ha 6,089 ha 3,911 ha Guinea
1970s 9,511 ha 8,380 ha 1,131 ha Guinea
1980s 14,381 ha 8,500 ha 5,881 ha Guinea
1990s 32,536 ha 14,111 ha 18,425 ha Guinea
2000s 48,082 ha 91,530 ha 43,448 ha Mozambique
2010s 49,446 ha 82,372 ha 32,926 ha Mozambique
2020s 71,895 ha 84,659 ha 12,764 ha Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Guinea or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 100,470 ha against 83,476 ha in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Guinea and Mozambique?
16,994 ha, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mozambique?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Mozambique rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Guinea ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 11th 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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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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