India vs South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita
India
0.0009 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0011 t per person
in 2024
India rank
74th
South Africa rank
71st
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita over time
- India
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0011 t per person against 0.0009 t per person in India, a difference of 0.0002 t per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 71st of 99 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 0.001 t per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.001 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — production, per capita, India or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0011 t per person against 0.0009 t per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production, per capita between India and South Africa?
- 0.0002 t per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and South Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — production, per capita?
- India ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 71st of 99 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.