Peru vs Southern Africa: Sweet potatoes — Yield

Peru
18,000 kg/ha
in 2024
Southern Africa
2,584 kg/ha
in 2024
Peru rank
27th
Southern Africa rank
24th

Sweet potatoes — Yield over time

  • Peru
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 18,000 kg/ha against 2,584 kg/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 15,416 kg/ha.

That makes Peru's figure about 7.0 times Southern Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 112 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 10,968 kg/ha 2,852 kg/ha 8,116 kg/ha Peru
1970s 11,538 kg/ha 3,274 kg/ha 8,264 kg/ha Peru
1980s 11,343 kg/ha 3,457 kg/ha 7,886 kg/ha Peru
1990s 16,026 kg/ha 3,404 kg/ha 12,622 kg/ha Peru
2000s 16,209 kg/ha 3,211 kg/ha 12,997 kg/ha Peru
2010s 17,739 kg/ha 2,868 kg/ha 14,871 kg/ha Peru
2020s 17,934 kg/ha 2,644 kg/ha 15,290 kg/ha Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — yield, Peru or Southern Africa?
Peru, at 18,000 kg/ha against 2,584 kg/ha in Southern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — yield between Peru and Southern Africa?
15,416 kg/ha, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Southern Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Peru and Southern Africa rank globally for sweet potatoes — yield?
Peru ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 112 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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