Brazil vs Papua New Guinea: Sweet potato production
Brazil
970,050 tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
732,422 tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
14th
Papua New Guinea rank
17th
Sweet potato production over time
- Brazil
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 970,050 tonnes against 732,422 tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 237,628 tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 million tonnes | 307,778 tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.57 million tonnes | 399,200 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 732,125 tonnes | 458,400 tonnes | 273,725 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 553,486 tonnes | 464,500 tonnes | 88,986 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 512,650 tonnes | 534,512 tonnes | 21,862 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 614,452 tonnes | 673,359 tonnes | 58,907 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 888,300 tonnes | 734,067 tonnes | 154,233 tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?
- Brazil, at 970,050 tonnes against 732,422 tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 237,628 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Brazil ranks 14th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th 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.