Mali vs Papua New Guinea: Sweet potatoes — Production

Mali
614,079 t
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
732,422 t
in 2024
Mali rank
18th
Papua New Guinea rank
15th

Sweet potatoes — Production over time

  • Mali
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 732,422 t against 614,079 t in Mali, a difference of 118,343 t.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mali ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 113 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 31,867 t 307,778 t 275,911 t Papua New Guinea
1970s 21,850 t 399,200 t 377,350 t Papua New Guinea
1980s 10,986 t 458,400 t 447,414 t Papua New Guinea
1990s 17,085 t 464,500 t 447,415 t Papua New Guinea
2000s 149,896 t 534,512 t 384,616 t Papua New Guinea
2010s 429,084 t 673,359 t 244,276 t Papua New Guinea
2020s 547,415 t 734,067 t 186,652 t Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — production, Mali or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 732,422 t against 614,079 t in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production between Mali and Papua New Guinea?
118,343 t, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mali and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sweet potatoes — production?
Mali ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 113 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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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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