Malaysia vs South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre
Malaysia
0.1004 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0624 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
67th
South Africa rank
69th
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.1004 t per square kilometre against 0.0624 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.038 t per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 67th and South Africa ranks 69th of 99 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3067 t per square kilometre | 0.0319 t per square kilometre | 0.2749 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.1476 t per square kilometre | 0.0347 t per square kilometre | 0.1129 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.0873 t per square kilometre | 0.0423 t per square kilometre | 0.045 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.1091 t per square kilometre | 0.0472 t per square kilometre | 0.062 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0697 t per square kilometre | 0.0439 t per square kilometre | 0.0258 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.1374 t per square kilometre | 0.0563 t per square kilometre | 0.0811 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.1416 t per square kilometre | 0.0687 t per square kilometre | 0.0729 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre, Malaysia or South Africa?
- Malaysia, at 0.1004 t per square kilometre against 0.0624 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 0.038 t per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 67th 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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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.