Which has higher sweet potato production, Cameroon or Mali?

Cameroon, at 633,125 tonnes against 614,079 tonnes in Mali as of 2024.

What is the difference in sweet potato production between Cameroon and Mali?

19,046 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?

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.

Cameroon vs Mali: Sweet potato production

Cameroon

633,125 tonnes

in 2024

Mali

614,079 tonnes

in 2024

Cameroon rank

19th

Mali rank

21st

Sweet potato production over time

Cameroon
Mali

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 633,125 tonnes against 614,079 tonnes in Mali, a difference of 19,046 tonnes.

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

Cameroon ranks 19th and Mali ranks 21st of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	107,879 tonnes	31,867 tonnes	76,012 tonnes	Cameroon
1970s	140,677 tonnes	21,850 tonnes	118,827 tonnes	Cameroon
1980s	129,053 tonnes	10,986 tonnes	118,066 tonnes	Cameroon
1990s	136,623 tonnes	17,085 tonnes	119,538 tonnes	Cameroon
2000s	204,792 tonnes	149,896 tonnes	54,896 tonnes	Cameroon
2010s	389,657 tonnes	429,084 tonnes	39,426 tonnes	Mali
2020s	573,765 tonnes	547,415 tonnes	26,350 tonnes	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potato production, Cameroon or Mali?: Cameroon, at 633,125 tonnes against 614,079 tonnes in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potato production between Cameroon and Mali?: 19,046 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for sweet potato production?: Cameroon ranks 19th and Mali ranks 21st 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.