World Sweet potatoes production: country ranking and trends
World Sweet potatoes ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)90.93M t2024
Countries112
#1China51.35M t
10-year change-3.1 %2014 → 2024
What the data show
In 2024, the sum of available national Sweet potatoes production reaches 90.93M t. China ranks first with 51.35M t, about 56.5 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by -3.1 %.
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Which country produces the most Sweet potatoes?
China ranks #1 for 2024 with 51.35M t.
How is the world total for Sweet potatoes calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Production | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | China | 51.35M t | 56.5 % |
| #2 | Malawi | 7.98M t | 8.8 % |
| #3 | Nigeria | 4.09M t | 4.5 % |
| #4 | Tanzania | 2.23M t | 2.4 % |
| #5 | Angola | 2.12M t | 2.3 % |
| #6 | Indonesia | 1.48M t | 1.6 % |
| #7 | Rwanda | 1.40M t | 1.5 % |
| #8 | India | 1.31M t | 1.4 % |
| #9 | Madagascar | 1.30M t | 1.4 % |
| #10 | Ethiopia | 1.19M t | 1.3 % |
| #11 | United States | 1.12M t | 1.2 % |
| #12 | Uganda | 1.03M t | 1.1 % |
| #13 | Vietnam | 972.9k t | 1.1 % |
| #14 | Brazil | 970.1k t | 1.1 % |
| #15 | Burundi | 944.2k t | 1.0 % |
| #16 | Kenya | 862.7k t | 0.9 % |
| #17 | Papua New Guinea | 732.4k t | 0.8 % |
| #18 | Japan | 717.0k t | 0.8 % |
| #19 | Cameroon | 633.1k t | 0.7 % |
| #20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 626.0k t | 0.7 % |
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