Mali vs Southern Europe: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Mali
38,026 ha
in 2024
Southern Europe
3,577 ha
in 2017
Mali rank
24th
Southern Europe rank
21st

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Mali
  • Southern Europe
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 38,026 ha against 3,577 ha in Southern Europe, a difference of 34,449 ha.

That makes Mali's figure about 10.6 times Southern Europe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Europe ahead.

Mali ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 21st of 113 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Southern Europe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 5,067 ha 15,740 ha 10,674 ha Southern Europe
1970s 3,470 ha 13,465 ha 9,995 ha Southern Europe
1980s 1,962 ha 8,873 ha 6,911 ha Southern Europe
1990s 2,909 ha 5,148 ha 2,238 ha Southern Europe
2000s 8,621 ha 5,559 ha 3,062 ha Mali
2010s 25,539 ha 3,021 ha 22,518 ha Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Mali or Southern Europe?
Mali, at 38,026 ha against 3,577 ha in Southern Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Mali and Southern Europe?
34,449 ha, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Southern Europe?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Mali and Southern Europe rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Mali ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 21st 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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