New Zealand vs South Africa: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre
New Zealand
0.045 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0624 t per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
71st
South Africa rank
69th
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0624 t per square kilometre against 0.045 t per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0174 t per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
New Zealand ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 69th of 99 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0169 t per square kilometre | 0.0319 t per square kilometre | 0.015 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0316 t per square kilometre | 0.0347 t per square kilometre | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0353 t per square kilometre | 0.0423 t per square kilometre | 0.007 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0756 t per square kilometre | 0.0472 t per square kilometre | 0.0284 t per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0616 t per square kilometre | 0.0439 t per square kilometre | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0503 t per square kilometre | 0.0563 t per square kilometre | 0.006 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.045 t per square kilometre | 0.0687 t per square kilometre | 0.0236 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, New Zealand or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0624 t per square kilometre against 0.045 t per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.0174 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 71st 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.