Melanesia vs Uganda: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Melanesia
153,788 ha
in 2024
Uganda
221,783 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
6th
Uganda rank
5th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Melanesia
  • Uganda
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 221,783 ha against 153,788 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 67,995 ha.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.4 times Melanesia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Melanesia ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 5th of 16 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 80,704 ha 162,111 ha 81,407 ha Uganda
1970s 94,292 ha 466,370 ha 372,078 ha Uganda
1980s 102,893 ha 378,272 ha 275,379 ha Uganda
1990s 106,807 ha 483,506 ha 376,698 ha Uganda
2000s 116,477 ha 555,500 ha 439,023 ha Uganda
2010s 141,001 ha 417,403 ha 276,402 ha Uganda
2020s 153,421 ha 258,357 ha 104,935 ha Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Melanesia or Uganda?
Uganda, at 221,783 ha against 153,788 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Melanesia and Uganda?
67,995 ha, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Melanesia and Uganda rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Melanesia ranks 6th and Uganda ranks 5th of 16 regions.
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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