Congo vs Italy: Sweet potato production
Congo
9,464 tonnes
in 2024
Italy
8,494 tonnes
in 2017
Congo rank
72nd
Italy rank
74th
Sweet potato production over time
- Congo
- Italy
How they compare
Congo currently reports 9,464 tonnes against 8,494 tonnes in Italy, a difference of 970 tonnes.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Congo ranks 72nd and Italy ranks 74th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,222 tonnes | 32,394 tonnes | 24,172 tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 11,765 tonnes | 23,538 tonnes | 11,773 tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 12,150 tonnes | 14,970 tonnes | 2,820 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 10,564 tonnes | 13,667 tonnes | 3,104 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 6,313 tonnes | 15,199 tonnes | 8,886 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 8,533 tonnes | 8,175 tonnes | 357.47 tonnes | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Congo or Italy?
- Congo, at 9,464 tonnes against 8,494 tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Congo and Italy?
- 970 tonnes, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Italy?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Congo and Italy rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Congo ranks 72nd and Italy ranks 74th 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.