Australia and New Zealand vs Western Asia: Sweet potatoes — Yield

Australia and New Zealand
30,206 kg/ha
in 2024
Western Asia
16,345 kg/ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
6th
Western Asia rank
7th

Sweet potatoes — Yield over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Western Asia
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 30,206 kg/ha against 16,345 kg/ha in Western Asia, a difference of 13,861 kg/ha.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.8 times Western Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Asia ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th and Western Asia ranks 7th of 112 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Western Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Western Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 11,809 kg/ha 27,020 kg/ha 15,211 kg/ha Western Asia
1970s 12,981 kg/ha 27,729 kg/ha 14,747 kg/ha Western Asia
1980s 14,996 kg/ha 32,174 kg/ha 17,178 kg/ha Western Asia
1990s 19,796 kg/ha 13,517 kg/ha 6,279 kg/ha Australia and New Zealand
2000s 22,723 kg/ha 11,037 kg/ha 11,686 kg/ha Australia and New Zealand
2010s 26,755 kg/ha 13,067 kg/ha 13,688 kg/ha Australia and New Zealand
2020s 30,234 kg/ha 15,922 kg/ha 14,312 kg/ha Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — yield, Australia and New Zealand or Western Asia?
Australia and New Zealand, at 30,206 kg/ha against 16,345 kg/ha in Western Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — yield between Australia and New Zealand and Western Asia?
13,861 kg/ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Western Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Western Asia rank globally for sweet potatoes — yield?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 6th and Western Asia ranks 7th of 112 countries.
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
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