South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate
South Africa
-6.81 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka
-6.97 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa rank
107th
Sri Lanka rank
108th
Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -6.81 % change on previous year against -6.97 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th of 127 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.04 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.15 % change on previous year | 12.5 % change on previous year | 9.35 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.56 % change on previous year | -3.89 % change on previous year | 5.45 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.6518 % change on previous year | -4.71 % change on previous year | 5.36 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.34 % change on previous year | -0.5429 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | 4.21 % change on previous year | -2.17 % change on previous year | 6.38 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2020s | -4.31 % change on previous year | 7.65 % change on previous year | 11.97 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- South Africa, at -6.81 % change on previous year against -6.97 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.16 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for sweet potatoes — production, annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 108th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sweet potatoes — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.