Costa Rica vs Greece: Sweet potato production
Costa Rica
1,764 tonnes
in 2024
Greece
2,153 tonnes
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
94th
Greece rank
91st
Sweet potato production over time
- Costa Rica
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2,153 tonnes against 1,764 tonnes in Costa Rica, a difference of 389 tonnes.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Greece ranks 91st of 120 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.67 tonnes | 2,343 tonnes | 2,226 tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 380 tonnes | 5,076 tonnes | 4,696 tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 450 tonnes | 3,085 tonnes | 2,635 tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Costa Rica or Greece?
- Greece, at 2,153 tonnes against 1,764 tonnes in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Costa Rica and Greece?
- 389 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Greece?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Greece rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th and Greece ranks 91st 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.