Angola vs Rwanda: Sweet potato production
Angola
2.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
1.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
Rwanda rank
7th
Sweet potato production over time
- Angola
- Rwanda
How they compare
Angola currently reports 2.12 million tonnes against 1.40 million tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 725,230 tonnes.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.5 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Angola ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128,889 tonnes | 364,600 tonnes | 235,711 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 157,900 tonnes | 597,541 tonnes | 439,641 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 167,500 tonnes | 897,838 tonnes | 730,338 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 181,420 tonnes | 817,977 tonnes | 636,556 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 627,331 tonnes | 939,106 tonnes | 311,775 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1.47 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 466,932 tonnes | Angola |
| 2020s | 1.91 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 568,968 tonnes | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Angola or Rwanda?
- Angola, at 2.12 million tonnes against 1.40 million tonnes in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Angola and Rwanda?
- 725,230 tonnes, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Rwanda rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Angola ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 7th 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.