Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Sweet potato production
Cameroon
633,125 tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
732,422 tonnes
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
Papua New Guinea rank
17th
Sweet potato production over time
- Cameroon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 732,422 tonnes against 633,125 tonnes in Cameroon, a difference of 99,297 tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 120 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107,879 tonnes | 307,778 tonnes | 199,899 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 140,677 tonnes | 399,200 tonnes | 258,523 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 129,053 tonnes | 458,400 tonnes | 329,347 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 136,623 tonnes | 464,500 tonnes | 327,877 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 204,792 tonnes | 534,512 tonnes | 329,720 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 389,657 tonnes | 673,359 tonnes | 283,702 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 573,765 tonnes | 734,067 tonnes | 160,301 tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 732,422 tonnes against 633,125 tonnes in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 99,297 tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Cameroon ranks 19th 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.