Melanesia vs Portugal: Sweet potatoes — Yield

Melanesia
5,636 kg/ha
in 2024
Portugal
24,323 kg/ha
in 2017
Melanesia rank
10th
Portugal rank
13th

Sweet potatoes — Yield over time

  • Melanesia
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 24,323 kg/ha against 5,636 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 18,687 kg/ha.

That makes Portugal's figure about 4.3 times Melanesia's.

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

Melanesia ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 13th of 16 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 4,394 kg/ha 7,722 kg/ha 3,328 kg/ha Portugal
1970s 4,766 kg/ha 7,789 kg/ha 3,023 kg/ha Portugal
1980s 5,014 kg/ha 7,903 kg/ha 2,889 kg/ha Portugal
1990s 5,030 kg/ha 9,285 kg/ha 4,256 kg/ha Portugal
2000s 5,381 kg/ha 8,648 kg/ha 3,267 kg/ha Portugal
2010s 5,548 kg/ha 22,017 kg/ha 16,468 kg/ha Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — yield, Melanesia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 24,323 kg/ha against 5,636 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2017.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — yield between Melanesia and Portugal?
18,687 kg/ha, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Portugal?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Melanesia and Portugal rank globally for sweet potatoes — yield?
Melanesia ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 13th of 16 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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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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