Central America vs Italy: Sweet potatoes — Yield

Central America
10,817 kg/ha
in 2024
Italy
21,892 kg/ha
in 2017
Central America rank
18th
Italy rank
21st

Sweet potatoes — Yield over time

  • Central America
  • Italy
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 21,892 kg/ha against 10,817 kg/ha in Central America, a difference of 11,075 kg/ha.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.0 times Central America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Central America ranks 18th and Italy ranks 21st of 35 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 7,798 kg/ha 17,352 kg/ha 9,554 kg/ha Italy
1970s 10,478 kg/ha 19,855 kg/ha 9,377 kg/ha Italy
1980s 13,893 kg/ha 20,421 kg/ha 6,528 kg/ha Italy
1990s 17,159 kg/ha 20,557 kg/ha 3,397 kg/ha Italy
2000s 17,401 kg/ha 15,037 kg/ha 2,365 kg/ha Central America
2010s 13,355 kg/ha 20,832 kg/ha 7,477 kg/ha Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — yield, Central America or Italy?
Italy, at 21,892 kg/ha against 10,817 kg/ha in Central America as of 2017.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — yield between Central America and Italy?
11,075 kg/ha, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Italy?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Central America and Italy rank globally for sweet potatoes — yield?
Central America ranks 18th and Italy ranks 21st of 35 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
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