Brazil vs Kenya: Sweet potato production
Brazil
970,050 tonnes
in 2024
Kenya
862,724 tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
14th
Kenya rank
16th
Sweet potato production over time
- Brazil
- Kenya
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 970,050 tonnes against 862,724 tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 107,326 tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 16th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 million tonnes | 181,000 tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.57 million tonnes | 269,270 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 732,125 tonnes | 410,972 tonnes | 321,153 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 553,486 tonnes | 339,950 tonnes | 213,536 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 512,650 tonnes | 693,598 tonnes | 180,948 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2010s | 614,452 tonnes | 848,006 tonnes | 233,554 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | 888,300 tonnes | 718,510 tonnes | 169,790 tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Brazil or Kenya?
- Brazil, at 970,050 tonnes against 862,724 tonnes in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Brazil and Kenya?
- 107,326 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Kenya rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Brazil ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 16th 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.