Melanesia vs Spain: Sweet potatoes — Yield

Melanesia
5,636 kg/ha
in 2024
Spain
29,045 kg/ha
in 2017
Melanesia rank
10th
Spain rank
8th

Sweet potatoes — Yield over time

  • Melanesia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 29,045 kg/ha against 5,636 kg/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 23,409 kg/ha.

That makes Spain's figure about 5.2 times Melanesia's.

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

Melanesia ranks 10th and Spain ranks 8th of 16 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 4,394 kg/ha 12,959 kg/ha 8,565 kg/ha Spain
1970s 4,766 kg/ha 12,531 kg/ha 7,765 kg/ha Spain
1980s 5,014 kg/ha 16,355 kg/ha 11,341 kg/ha Spain
1990s 5,030 kg/ha 17,278 kg/ha 12,249 kg/ha Spain
2000s 5,381 kg/ha 16,514 kg/ha 11,133 kg/ha Spain
2010s 5,548 kg/ha 21,060 kg/ha 15,511 kg/ha Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — yield, Melanesia or Spain?
Spain, at 29,045 kg/ha against 5,636 kg/ha in Melanesia as of 2017.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — yield between Melanesia and Spain?
23,409 kg/ha, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Spain?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Melanesia and Spain rank globally for sweet potatoes — yield?
Melanesia ranks 10th and Spain ranks 8th 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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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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