Bahamas vs Cape Verde: Sweet potato production
Bahamas
1,812 tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde
2,275 tonnes
in 2024
Bahamas rank
93rd
Cape Verde rank
90th
Sweet potato production over time
- Bahamas
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2,275 tonnes against 1,812 tonnes in Bahamas, a difference of 463 tonnes.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Bahamas ranks 93rd and Cape Verde ranks 90th of 120 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 205.56 tonnes | 6,001 tonnes | 5,795 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 280 tonnes | 1,248 tonnes | 968 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 343 tonnes | 6,522 tonnes | 6,179 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 282.34 tonnes | 4,501 tonnes | 4,218 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 984.84 tonnes | 8,630 tonnes | 7,645 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1,679 tonnes | 6,403 tonnes | 4,724 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1,822 tonnes | 2,854 tonnes | 1,031 tonnes | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Bahamas or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 2,275 tonnes against 1,812 tonnes in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Bahamas and Cape Verde?
- 463 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Cape Verde?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Cape Verde rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd and Cape Verde ranks 90th 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.