Greece vs Japan: Sweet potatoes — Yield

Greece
23,922 kg/ha
in 2017
Japan
22,547 kg/ha
in 2024
Greece rank
15th
Japan rank
18th

Sweet potatoes — Yield over time

  • Greece
  • Japan
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 23,922 kg/ha against 22,547 kg/ha in Japan, a difference of 1,375 kg/ha.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Greece ranks 15th and Japan ranks 18th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 8,725 kg/ha 19,519 kg/ha 10,795 kg/ha Japan
1970s 16,699 kg/ha 20,826 kg/ha 4,127 kg/ha Japan
1980s 20,222 kg/ha 21,953 kg/ha 1,731 kg/ha Japan
1990s 17,673 kg/ha 23,071 kg/ha 5,398 kg/ha Japan
2000s 19,311 kg/ha 24,805 kg/ha 5,494 kg/ha Japan
2010s 21,710 kg/ha 22,958 kg/ha 1,249 kg/ha Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — yield, Greece or Japan?
Greece, at 23,922 kg/ha against 22,547 kg/ha in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — yield between Greece and Japan?
1,375 kg/ha, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Greece and Japan rank globally for sweet potatoes — yield?
Greece ranks 15th and Japan ranks 18th of 125 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
Last refreshed

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