Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Sierra Leone
31,045 ha
in 2024
Zambia
29,784 ha
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
27th
Zambia rank
28th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 31,045 ha against 29,784 ha in Zambia, a difference of 1,261 ha.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 28th of 113 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 5,286 ha 2,156 ha 3,131 ha Sierra Leone
1970s 6,642 ha 2,610 ha 4,032 ha Sierra Leone
1980s 4,850 ha 3,230 ha 1,620 ha Sierra Leone
1990s 12,815 ha 22,700 ha 9,885 ha Zambia
2000s 29,323 ha 37,611 ha 8,288 ha Zambia
2010s 37,835 ha 48,644 ha 10,809 ha Zambia
2020s 30,741 ha 57,767 ha 27,026 ha Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
Sierra Leone, at 31,045 ha against 29,784 ha in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
1,261 ha, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Sierra Leone ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 28th 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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