Cuba vs Peru: Sweet potato production
Cuba
237,790 tonnes
in 2024
Peru
293,211 tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
33rd
Peru rank
30th
Sweet potato production over time
- Cuba
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 293,211 tonnes against 237,790 tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 55,421 tonnes.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Cuba ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 30th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225,133 tonnes | 147,058 tonnes | 78,075 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 259,800 tonnes | 158,759 tonnes | 101,041 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 184,319 tonnes | 144,314 tonnes | 40,005 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 217,814 tonnes | 188,477 tonnes | 29,337 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 402,369 tonnes | 212,148 tonnes | 190,221 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | 459,353 tonnes | 282,753 tonnes | 176,600 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2020s | 271,442 tonnes | 285,034 tonnes | 13,592 tonnes | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Cuba or Peru?
- Peru, at 293,211 tonnes against 237,790 tonnes in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Cuba and Peru?
- 55,421 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Peru?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Peru rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Cuba ranks 33rd and Peru ranks 30th 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.