Mauritania vs Mexico: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Mauritania
2,933 ha
in 2024
Mexico
3,287 ha
in 2024
Mauritania rank
56th
Mexico rank
53rd

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Mauritania
  • Mexico
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 3,287 ha against 2,933 ha in Mauritania, a difference of 354 ha.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Mauritania ranks 56th and Mexico ranks 53rd of 113 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 2,111 ha 15,950 ha 13,838 ha Mexico
1970s 3,700 ha 8,763 ha 5,063 ha Mexico
1980s 2,160 ha 2,745 ha 584.8 ha Mexico
1990s 2,157 ha 1,989 ha 168 ha Mauritania
2000s 2,188 ha 2,781 ha 593 ha Mexico
2010s 2,640 ha 2,890 ha 249.7 ha Mexico
2020s 2,913 ha 3,576 ha 663 ha Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Mauritania or Mexico?
Mexico, at 3,287 ha against 2,933 ha in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Mauritania and Mexico?
354 ha, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mexico?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Mexico rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Mauritania ranks 56th and Mexico ranks 53rd 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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