Asia vs Spain: Sweet potatoes — Yield

Asia
20,619 kg/ha
in 2024
Spain
29,045 kg/ha
in 2017
Asia rank
6th
Spain rank
8th

Sweet potatoes — Yield over time

  • Asia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 29,045 kg/ha against 20,619 kg/ha in Asia, a difference of 8,426 kg/ha.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Asia's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Asia ranks 6th and Spain ranks 8th of 28 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 9,300 kg/ha 12,959 kg/ha 3,660 kg/ha Spain
1970s 12,448 kg/ha 12,531 kg/ha 83.19 kg/ha Spain
1980s 15,207 kg/ha 16,355 kg/ha 1,148 kg/ha Spain
1990s 16,987 kg/ha 17,278 kg/ha 291.48 kg/ha Spain
2000s 19,432 kg/ha 16,514 kg/ha 2,918 kg/ha Asia
2010s 19,497 kg/ha 21,060 kg/ha 1,562 kg/ha Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — yield, Asia or Spain?
Spain, at 29,045 kg/ha against 20,619 kg/ha in Asia as of 2017.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — yield between Asia and Spain?
8,426 kg/ha, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Spain?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Asia and Spain rank globally for sweet potatoes — yield?
Asia ranks 6th and Spain ranks 8th of 28 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sweet potatoes — Yield. 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 — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
153 places, 8,853 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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