Nigeria vs United Republic of Tanzania: Sweet potatoes — Production

Nigeria
4.09 million t
in 2024
United Republic of Tanzania
2.23 million t
in 2024
Nigeria rank
4th
United Republic of Tanzania rank
4th

Sweet potatoes — Production over time

  • Nigeria
  • United Republic of Tanzania
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.09 million t against 2.23 million t in United Republic of Tanzania, a difference of 1.86 million t.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times United Republic of Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Republic of Tanzania ahead.

Nigeria ranks 4th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th of 113 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and United Republic of Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United Republic of Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 169,222 t 222,719 t 53,497 t United Republic of Tanzania
1970s 102,300 t 424,826 t 322,526 t United Republic of Tanzania
1980s 98,600 t 320,113 t 221,513 t United Republic of Tanzania
1990s 935,900 t 403,771 t 532,129 t Nigeria
2000s 2.91 million t 1.18 million t 1.73 million t Nigeria
2010s 3.80 million t 3.65 million t 143,909 t Nigeria
2020s 4.09 million t 2.44 million t 1.65 million t Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — production, Nigeria or United Republic of Tanzania?
Nigeria, at 4.09 million t against 2.23 million t in United Republic of Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — production between Nigeria and United Republic of Tanzania?
1.86 million t, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Republic of Tanzania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and United Republic of Tanzania rank globally for sweet potatoes — production?
Nigeria ranks 4th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th 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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