Sweet Potatoes Harvested Area
This key economic indicator for the Potatoes sector has been recently updated.
- Malawi increased 30.3% of Sweet Potatoes Harvested Area in 2019, from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Malawi Sweet Potatoes Harvested Area jumped by 12.2% year on year totalising 368,927 Hectares.
- In 2019 Nigeria was ranked number 2 in Sweet Potatoes Harvested Area.
- In 2019 Grenada was number 58 in Sweet Potatoes Harvested Area at 2,821 Hectares, compared to 90 in 2018.
Top Countries in Sweet Potatoes Harvested Area
Hectares - 1961 to 2019
| # | 113 Countries | Hectares | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
China
| 2,373,737.00 | 2019 | -0.2 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Nigeria
| 1,717,659.00 | 2019 | +3.5 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Tanzania
| 539,513.00 | 2019 | +1.7 % | -6.0 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Uganda
| 463,568.00 | 2019 | -0.3 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Malawi
| 368,927.00 | 2019 | +30.3 % | +12.2 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Rwanda
| 183,889.00 | 2019 | +1.9 % | +5.5 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Angola
| 178,272.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Papua New Guinea
| 145,077.00 | 2019 | +1.8 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Madagascar
| 132,579.00 | 2019 | +0.8 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Vietnam
| 116,698.00 | 2019 | -1.1 % | -2.2 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
India
| 110,000.00 | 2019 | -16.0 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Democratic Republic of the Congo
| 108,211.00 | 2019 | +5.5 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Burundi
| 93,578.00 | 2019 | +50.0 % | +7.2 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Indonesia
| 86,360.00 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -11.2 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Cameroon
| 85,953.00 | 2019 | +5.0 % | +6.9 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Philippines
| 83,338.00 | 2019 | -0.8 % | -1.3 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Ghana
| 73,621.00 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Kenya
| 65,973.00 | 2019 | +2.6 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
United States
| 59,370.00 | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Brazil
| 57,290.00 | 2019 | +8.2 % | +7.6 % | View data |
Source: FAO