Japan vs Zimbabwe: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Japan
31,800 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
28,137 ha
in 2024
Japan rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
29th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Japan
  • Zimbabwe
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 31,800 ha against 28,137 ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3,663 ha.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 262,433 ha 130.67 ha 262,303 ha Japan
1970s 80,960 ha 544.5 ha 80,416 ha Japan
1980s 64,470 ha 451.7 ha 64,018 ha Japan
1990s 51,170 ha 1,383 ha 49,787 ha Japan
2000s 40,970 ha 14,608 ha 26,362 ha Japan
2010s 37,220 ha 26,220 ha 11,000 ha Japan
2020s 32,320 ha 29,211 ha 3,109 ha Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Japan or Zimbabwe?
Japan, at 31,800 ha against 28,137 ha in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Japan and Zimbabwe?
3,663 ha, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zimbabwe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Zimbabwe rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Japan ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th 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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