Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita by country
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
99
Highest
0.0145 ha per person
Malawi
Lowest
0 ha per person
Singapore
Median
0.0003 ha per person
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
5,679
What the numbers show
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 0.0145 ha per person in Malawi; the lowest is 0 ha per person in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0003 ha per person, and the mean is 0.0017 ha per person.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 1,933.4%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 0.0145 ha per person | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0135 ha per person | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 3 | Rwanda | 0.0126 ha per person | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0101 ha per person | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 0.0095 ha per person | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 0.0065 ha per person | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Tonga | 0.0064 ha per person | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Dominica | 0.0059 ha per person | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 9 | Burundi | 0.0057 ha per person | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 10 | Guinea | 0.0057 ha per person | 2024 | up 141.2% | rising |
| 11 | Angola | 0.0053 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 0.0047 ha per person | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 0.0044 ha per person | 2024 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 14 | Haiti | 0.0041 ha per person | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 0.0036 ha per person | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0035 ha per person | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 17 | Cuba | 0.0033 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 18 | Cameroon | 0.0032 ha per person | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Mozambique | 0.0029 ha per person | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Comoros | 0.0026 ha per person | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 21 | Uruguay | 0.0025 ha per person | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 0.0023 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 23 | Chad | 0.0019 ha per person | 2024 | up 191.4% | falling |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 0.0017 ha per person | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 25 | China | 0.0016 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Grenada | 0.0016 ha per person | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Mali | 0.0016 ha per person | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Fiji | 0.0015 ha per person | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Zambia | 0.0014 ha per person | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Bahamas | 0.0013 ha per person | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Kenya | 0.0012 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 32 | Eswatini | 0.0012 ha per person | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Jamaica | 0.0011 ha per person | 2024 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 34 | New Caledonia | 0.0009 ha per person | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 0.0009 ha per person | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Benin | 0.0009 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Paraguay | 0.0008 ha per person | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Sudan | 0.0008 ha per person | 2024 | up 170.3% | rising |
| 39 | Gabon | 0.0008 ha per person | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 40 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0007 ha per person | 2024 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0007 ha per person | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Philippines | 0.0007 ha per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Niger | 0.0006 ha per person | 2024 | up 213.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritania | 0.0006 ha per person | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Peru | 0.0005 ha per person | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 46 | Honduras | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 48 | South Africa | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 49 | Liberia | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 51 | Cambodia | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | down 52.6% | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Guyana | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Japan | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Barbados | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Indonesia | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Togo | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 59 | New Zealand | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 60 | Congo | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Argentina | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Mauritius | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 231.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Senegal | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Myanmar | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Ecuador | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Israel | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Egypt | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Portugal | 0.0001 ha per person | 2017 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Malaysia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Australia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 76 | India | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Belize | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 197.5% | volatile |
| 78 | French Polynesia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 79 | Chile | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 80 | Suriname | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Somalia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 82 | Spain | 0 ha per person | 2017 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Guatemala | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,933.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Bhutan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Mexico | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 86 | El Salvador | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 87 | Botswana | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Palestine | 0 ha per person | 2022 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Morocco | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Greece | 0 ha per person | 2017 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 92 | Italy | 0 ha per person | 2017 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Maldives | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Panama | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 95 | Pakistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 96 | Yemen | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Kuwait | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 98 | Bahrain | 0 ha per person | 1996 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 98 | Singapore | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 0.0009 ha per person
How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.