Greece vs World: Sweet potatoes — Yield

Greece
23,922 kg/ha
in 2017
World
12,603 kg/ha
in 2024
Greece rank
15th
World rank
14th

Sweet potatoes — Yield over time

  • Greece
  • World
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 23,922 kg/ha against 12,603 kg/ha in World, a difference of 11,319 kg/ha.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.9 times World's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 15th and World ranks 14th of 125 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and World in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece World Difference Ahead
1960s 8,725 kg/ha 9,024 kg/ha 299.23 kg/ha World
1970s 16,699 kg/ha 11,522 kg/ha 5,177 kg/ha Greece
1980s 20,222 kg/ha 13,555 kg/ha 6,667 kg/ha Greece
1990s 17,673 kg/ha 14,162 kg/ha 3,511 kg/ha Greece
2000s 19,311 kg/ha 13,622 kg/ha 5,689 kg/ha Greece
2010s 21,710 kg/ha 11,905 kg/ha 9,805 kg/ha Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — yield, Greece or World?
Greece, at 23,922 kg/ha against 12,603 kg/ha in World as of 2017.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — yield between Greece and World?
11,319 kg/ha, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and World?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Greece and World rank globally for sweet potatoes — yield?
Greece ranks 15th and World ranks 14th 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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