Chile vs Venezuela: Sweet potato production
Chile
15,599 tonnes
in 2024
Venezuela
22,666 tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
67th
Venezuela rank
64th
Sweet potato production over time
- Chile
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 22,666 tonnes against 15,599 tonnes in Chile, a difference of 7,067 tonnes.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.5 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 67th and Venezuela ranks 64th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,667 tonnes | 3,624 tonnes | 7,043 tonnes | Chile |
| 1970s | 9,310 tonnes | 3,963 tonnes | 5,347 tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 7,000 tonnes | 5,890 tonnes | 1,110 tonnes | Chile |
| 1990s | 7,153 tonnes | 8,939 tonnes | 1,785 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 9,019 tonnes | 11,356 tonnes | 2,337 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 14,353 tonnes | 16,920 tonnes | 2,567 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 15,632 tonnes | 21,716 tonnes | 6,083 tonnes | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Chile or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 22,666 tonnes against 15,599 tonnes in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Chile and Venezuela?
- 7,067 tonnes, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Venezuela?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Venezuela rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Chile ranks 67th and Venezuela ranks 64th 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.