Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Rwanda: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2.39 million ha
in 2024
Rwanda
179,717 ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
2nd
Rwanda rank
7th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Rwanda
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 2.39 million ha against 179,717 ha in Rwanda, a difference of 2.21 million ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 13.3 times Rwanda's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 7th of 9 groups.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 776,469 ha 61,014 ha 715,455 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 1.30 million ha 83,309 ha 1.22 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 1.36 million ha 128,100 ha 1.23 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1990s 1.68 million ha 165,203 ha 1.51 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 2.19 million ha 157,788 ha 2.03 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 2.56 million ha 139,682 ha 2.42 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 2.39 million ha 183,859 ha 2.21 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Rwanda?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 2.39 million ha against 179,717 ha in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Rwanda?
2.21 million ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Rwanda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Rwanda rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 2nd and Rwanda ranks 7th of 9 groups.
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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