Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested

Zambia
29,784 ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
28,137 ha
in 2024
Zambia rank
28th
Zimbabwe rank
29th

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 29,784 ha against 28,137 ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1,647 ha.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

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

Zambia ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 113 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Zambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 2,156 ha 130.67 ha 2,025 ha Zambia
1970s 2,610 ha 544.5 ha 2,066 ha Zambia
1980s 3,230 ha 451.7 ha 2,778 ha Zambia
1990s 22,700 ha 1,383 ha 21,317 ha Zambia
2000s 37,611 ha 14,608 ha 23,002 ha Zambia
2010s 48,644 ha 26,220 ha 22,424 ha Zambia
2020s 57,767 ha 29,211 ha 28,555 ha Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — area harvested, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zambia, at 29,784 ha against 28,137 ha in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — area harvested between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
1,647 ha, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Zambia ranks 28th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th 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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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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