Eastern Africa vs Greece: Sweet potatoes — Yield

Eastern Africa
11,343 kg/ha
in 2024
Greece
23,922 kg/ha
in 2017
Eastern Africa rank
17th
Greece rank
14th

Sweet potatoes — Yield over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 23,922 kg/ha against 11,343 kg/ha in Eastern Africa, a difference of 12,579 kg/ha.

That makes Greece's figure about 2.1 times Eastern Africa's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Eastern Africa ranks 17th and Greece ranks 14th of 35 regions.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 5,428 kg/ha 8,725 kg/ha 3,297 kg/ha Greece
1970s 4,380 kg/ha 16,699 kg/ha 12,319 kg/ha Greece
1980s 4,786 kg/ha 20,222 kg/ha 15,436 kg/ha Greece
1990s 4,152 kg/ha 17,673 kg/ha 13,521 kg/ha Greece
2000s 4,970 kg/ha 19,311 kg/ha 14,340 kg/ha Greece
2010s 7,565 kg/ha 21,710 kg/ha 14,145 kg/ha Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — yield, Eastern Africa or Greece?
Greece, at 23,922 kg/ha against 11,343 kg/ha in Eastern Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — yield between Eastern Africa and Greece?
12,579 kg/ha, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Greece?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Eastern Africa and Greece rank globally for sweet potatoes — yield?
Eastern Africa ranks 17th and Greece ranks 14th of 35 regions.
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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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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