Madagascar vs Rwanda: Sweet potatoes — Production

Madagascar
1.30 million t
in 2024
Rwanda
1.40 million t
in 2024
Madagascar rank
10th
Rwanda rank
8th

Sweet potatoes — Production over time

  • Madagascar
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.40 million t against 1.30 million t in Madagascar, a difference of 100,120 t.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.

Madagascar ranks 10th and Rwanda ranks 8th of 126 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 337,561 t 364,600 t 27,039 t Rwanda
1970s 333,144 t 597,541 t 264,397 t Rwanda
1980s 438,742 t 897,838 t 459,096 t Rwanda
1990s 497,594 t 817,977 t 320,383 t Rwanda
2000s 703,907 t 939,106 t 235,199 t Rwanda
2010s 1.08 million t 1.01 million t 70,724 t Madagascar
2020s 1.29 million t 1.34 million t 49,798 t Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — production, Madagascar or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 1.40 million t against 1.30 million t in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production between Madagascar and Rwanda?
100,120 t, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for sweet potatoes — production?
Madagascar ranks 10th and Rwanda ranks 8th of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sweet potatoes — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 8,909 data points, 1961–2024
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