Angola vs Nigeria: Sweet potato production
Angola
2.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria
4.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
Nigeria rank
3rd
Sweet potato production over time
- Angola
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.09 million tonnes against 2.12 million tonnes in Angola, a difference of 1.97 million tonnes.
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 tonnes | 169,222 tonnes | 40,333 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 157,900 tonnes | 102,300 tonnes | 55,600 tonnes | Angola |
| 1980s | 167,500 tonnes | 98,600 tonnes | 68,900 tonnes | Angola |
| 1990s | 181,420 tonnes | 935,900 tonnes | 754,480 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 627,331 tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.47 million tonnes | 3.80 million tonnes | 2.32 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.91 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | 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 tonnes against 2.12 million tonnes in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Angola and Nigeria?
- 1.97 million tonnes, 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?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sweet potato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.