Brazil vs United States: Sweet potato production
Brazil
970,050 tonnes
in 2024
United States
1.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
14th
United States rank
11th
Sweet potato production over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.12 million tonnes against 970,050 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 149,230 tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 14th and United States ranks 11th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 million tonnes | 650,240 tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.57 million tonnes | 575,782 tonnes | 995,796 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 732,125 tonnes | 564,927 tonnes | 167,198 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 553,486 tonnes | 563,157 tonnes | 9,671 tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 512,650 tonnes | 731,236 tonnes | 218,586 tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 614,452 tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 697,422 tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 888,300 tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 360,688 tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 1.12 million tonnes against 970,050 tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Brazil and United States?
- 149,230 tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Brazil ranks 14th and United States ranks 11th 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.