Cuba vs Zimbabwe: Sweet potato production
Cuba
237,790 tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
215,604 tonnes
in 2024
Cuba rank
33rd
Zimbabwe rank
35th
Sweet potato production over time
- Cuba
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 237,790 tonnes against 215,604 tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 22,186 tonnes.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 120 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 225,133 tonnes | 605.78 tonnes | 224,528 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 259,800 tonnes | 1,240 tonnes | 258,560 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 184,319 tonnes | 984.1 tonnes | 183,335 tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 217,814 tonnes | 3,635 tonnes | 214,179 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 402,369 tonnes | 85,588 tonnes | 316,781 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | 459,353 tonnes | 244,314 tonnes | 215,040 tonnes | Cuba |
| 2020s | 271,442 tonnes | 233,567 tonnes | 37,875 tonnes | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Cuba or Zimbabwe?
- Cuba, at 237,790 tonnes against 215,604 tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Cuba and Zimbabwe?
- 22,186 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Zimbabwe rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Cuba ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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.