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
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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

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

Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.