Angola vs Nigeria: Sweet potato production
Angola
2.12 million
in 2024
Nigeria
4.09 million
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd
Sweet potato production over time
- Angola
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.09 million against 2.12 million in Angola, a difference of 1.97 million.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.9 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Angola ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128,889 | 169,222 | 40,333 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 157,900 | 102,300 | 55,600 | Angola |
| 1980s | 167,500 | 98,600 | 68,900 | Angola |
| 1990s | 181,420 | 935,900 | 754,480 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 627,331 | 2.91 million | 2.28 million | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.47 million | 3.80 million | 2.32 million | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.91 million | 4.09 million | 2.18 million | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Angola or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.09 million against 2.12 million in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Angola and Nigeria?
- 1.97 million, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Angola ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Sweet potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.