Argentina vs South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre

Argentina
0.0416 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0624 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
72nd
South Africa rank
69th

Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Argentina
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0624 t per square kilometre against 0.0416 t per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 0.0208 t per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 69th of 99 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1407 t per square kilometre 0.0319 t per square kilometre 0.1088 t per square kilometre Argentina
1970s 0.1378 t per square kilometre 0.0347 t per square kilometre 0.1031 t per square kilometre Argentina
1980s 0.1266 t per square kilometre 0.0423 t per square kilometre 0.0843 t per square kilometre Argentina
1990s 0.1082 t per square kilometre 0.0472 t per square kilometre 0.061 t per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 0.0918 t per square kilometre 0.0439 t per square kilometre 0.0479 t per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 0.0613 t per square kilometre 0.0563 t per square kilometre 0.005 t per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 0.044 t per square kilometre 0.0687 t per square kilometre 0.0247 t per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre, Argentina or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0624 t per square kilometre against 0.0416 t per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre between Argentina and South Africa?
0.0208 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 72nd and South Africa ranks 69th of 99 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
100 places, 5,585 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.