Which has higher sweet potato production, Bangladesh or Peru?

Bangladesh, at 302,073 tonnes against 293,211 tonnes in Peru as of 2024.

What is the difference in sweet potato production between Bangladesh and Peru?

8,862 tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Peru?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Bangladesh vs Peru: Sweet potato production

Bangladesh

302,073 tonnes

in 2024

Peru

293,211 tonnes

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

29th

Peru rank

30th

Sweet potato production over time

Bangladesh
Peru

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 302,073 tonnes against 293,211 tonnes in Peru, a difference of 8,862 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 29th and Peru ranks 30th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	517,214 tonnes	147,058 tonnes	370,156 tonnes	Bangladesh
1970s	760,190 tonnes	158,759 tonnes	601,431 tonnes	Bangladesh
1980s	655,796 tonnes	144,314 tonnes	511,482 tonnes	Bangladesh
1990s	438,159 tonnes	188,477 tonnes	249,682 tonnes	Bangladesh
2000s	326,900 tonnes	212,148 tonnes	114,751 tonnes	Bangladesh
2010s	263,894 tonnes	282,753 tonnes	18,859 tonnes	Peru
2020s	287,004 tonnes	285,034 tonnes	1,970 tonnes	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potato production, Bangladesh or Peru?: Bangladesh, at 302,073 tonnes against 293,211 tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potato production between Bangladesh and Peru?: 8,862 tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Peru?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Peru rank globally for sweet potato production?: Bangladesh ranks 29th and Peru ranks 30th 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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Indicator: Sweet potato production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 6,871 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.