Italy vs Mexico: Sweet potatoes — Yield

Italy
21,892 kg/ha
in 2017
Mexico
20,302 kg/ha
in 2024
Italy rank
21st
Mexico rank
24th

Sweet potatoes — Yield over time

  • Italy
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 21,892 kg/ha against 20,302 kg/ha in Mexico, a difference of 1,590 kg/ha.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

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

Italy ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 24th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 17,352 kg/ha 7,920 kg/ha 9,432 kg/ha Italy
1970s 19,855 kg/ha 10,852 kg/ha 9,003 kg/ha Italy
1980s 20,421 kg/ha 15,979 kg/ha 4,443 kg/ha Italy
1990s 20,557 kg/ha 18,800 kg/ha 1,756 kg/ha Italy
2000s 15,037 kg/ha 20,661 kg/ha 5,624 kg/ha Mexico
2010s 20,832 kg/ha 19,216 kg/ha 1,616 kg/ha Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — yield, Italy or Mexico?
Italy, at 21,892 kg/ha against 20,302 kg/ha in Mexico as of 2017.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — yield between Italy and Mexico?
1,590 kg/ha, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for sweet potatoes — yield?
Italy ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 24th 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
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