Africa vs China: Sweet potatoes — Losses
Sweet potatoes — Losses over time
- Africa
- China
How they compare
Africa currently reports 2,846 1000 t against 2,580 1000 t in China, a difference of 266 1000 t.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was China ahead.
Africa ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 26 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,497 1000 t | 2,828 1000 t | 330.3 1000 t | China |
| 2020s | 2,821 1000 t | 2,498 1000 t | 323.25 1000 t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — losses, Africa or China?
- Africa, at 2,846 1000 t against 2,580 1000 t in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — losses between Africa and China?
- 266 1000 t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Africa and China rank globally for sweet potatoes — losses?
- Africa ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 26 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sweet potatoes — Losses. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.