Spain vs Western Asia: Sweet potatoes — Yield

Spain
29,045 kg/ha
in 2017
Western Asia
16,345 kg/ha
in 2024
Spain rank
8th
Western Asia rank
9th

Sweet potatoes — Yield over time

  • Spain
  • Western Asia
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 29,045 kg/ha against 16,345 kg/ha in Western Asia, a difference of 12,700 kg/ha.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.8 times Western Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Western Asia ahead.

Spain ranks 8th and Western Asia ranks 9th of 125 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Western Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Western Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 12,959 kg/ha 27,020 kg/ha 14,060 kg/ha Western Asia
1970s 12,531 kg/ha 27,729 kg/ha 15,197 kg/ha Western Asia
1980s 16,355 kg/ha 32,174 kg/ha 15,819 kg/ha Western Asia
1990s 17,278 kg/ha 13,517 kg/ha 3,761 kg/ha Spain
2000s 16,514 kg/ha 11,037 kg/ha 5,477 kg/ha Spain
2010s 21,060 kg/ha 12,630 kg/ha 8,430 kg/ha Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potatoes — yield, Spain or Western Asia?
Spain, at 29,045 kg/ha against 16,345 kg/ha in Western Asia as of 2017.
What is the difference in sweet potatoes — yield between Spain and Western Asia?
12,700 kg/ha, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Western Asia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Spain and Western Asia rank globally for sweet potatoes — yield?
Spain ranks 8th and Western Asia ranks 9th 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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