Cuba vs Sierra Leone: Sweet potato production
Cuba
237,790 tonnes
in 2024
Sierra Leone
254,823 tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
33rd
Sierra Leone rank
32nd
Sweet potato production over time
- Cuba
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 254,823 tonnes against 237,790 tonnes in Cuba, a difference of 17,033 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd of 120 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225,133 tonnes | 13,591 tonnes | 211,542 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 259,800 tonnes | 15,780 tonnes | 244,020 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 184,319 tonnes | 13,060 tonnes | 171,259 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 217,814 tonnes | 41,630 tonnes | 176,184 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 402,369 tonnes | 99,845 tonnes | 302,524 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | 459,353 tonnes | 193,982 tonnes | 265,371 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2020s | 271,442 tonnes | 246,994 tonnes | 24,448 tonnes | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Cuba or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 254,823 tonnes against 237,790 tonnes in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Cuba and Sierra Leone?
- 17,033 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Sierra Leone rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Cuba ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 32nd 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.