Barbados vs Cape Verde: Sweet potato production
Barbados
1,993 tonnes
in 2024
Cape Verde
2,275 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
92nd
Cape Verde rank
90th
Sweet potato production over time
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 2,275 tonnes against 1,993 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 282 tonnes.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 92nd and Cape Verde ranks 90th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Cape Verde in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,405 tonnes | 6,001 tonnes | 1,404 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1970s | 4,584 tonnes | 1,248 tonnes | 3,336 tonnes | Barbados |
| 1980s | 3,044 tonnes | 6,522 tonnes | 3,478 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 3,518 tonnes | 4,501 tonnes | 982.1 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 1,868 tonnes | 8,630 tonnes | 6,762 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1,438 tonnes | 6,403 tonnes | 4,965 tonnes | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 2,039 tonnes | 2,854 tonnes | 814.77 tonnes | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Barbados or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 2,275 tonnes against 1,993 tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 282 tonnes, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Cape Verde rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Barbados ranks 92nd 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.