China vs Nigeria: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre
China
5.5 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
4.48 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
8th
Nigeria rank
10th
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Nigeria
How they compare
China currently reports 5.5 t per square kilometre against 4.48 t per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 1.02 t per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 99 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.36 t per square kilometre | 0.1858 t per square kilometre | 9.17 t per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 12.6 t per square kilometre | 0.1123 t per square kilometre | 12.49 t per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 11.7 t per square kilometre | 0.1083 t per square kilometre | 11.59 t per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 11.95 t per square kilometre | 1.03 t per square kilometre | 10.92 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 10.3 t per square kilometre | 3.19 t per square kilometre | 7.11 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 6.02 t per square kilometre | 4.17 t per square kilometre | 1.85 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 5.5 t per square kilometre | 4.48 t per square kilometre | 1.01 t per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre, China or Nigeria?
- China, at 5.5 t per square kilometre against 4.48 t per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre between China and Nigeria?
- 1.02 t per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Nigeria rank globally for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 10th 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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About this data
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.