Democratic Republic of Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Sweet potato production

Democratic Republic of Congo
625,963
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
732,422
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
20th
Papua New Guinea rank
17th

Sweet potato production over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 732,422 against 625,963 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 106,459.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 20th 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 Democratic Republic of Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 259,451 307,778 48,327 Papua New Guinea
1970s 291,900 399,200 107,300 Papua New Guinea
1980s 363,200 458,400 95,200 Papua New Guinea
1990s 371,374 464,500 93,126 Papua New Guinea
2000s 231,575 534,512 302,937 Papua New Guinea
2010s 480,759 673,359 192,600 Papua New Guinea
2020s 591,662 734,067 142,405 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potato production, Democratic Republic of Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 732,422 against 625,963 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potato production between Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
106,459, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sweet potato production?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 6,871 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed