Egypt vs Guinea: Sweet potato production
Egypt
443,511 tonnes
in 2024
Guinea
363,807 tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
25th
Guinea rank
26th
Sweet potato production over time
- Egypt
- Guinea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 443,511 tonnes against 363,807 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 79,704 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 26th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,320 tonnes | 83,222 tonnes | 902.22 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1970s | 75,441 tonnes | 73,105 tonnes | 2,337 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 95,291 tonnes | 83,902 tonnes | 11,388 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 159,640 tonnes | 139,666 tonnes | 19,974 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 305,628 tonnes | 175,806 tonnes | 129,822 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 384,140 tonnes | 235,590 tonnes | 148,551 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 435,291 tonnes | 359,566 tonnes | 75,725 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Egypt or Guinea?
- Egypt, at 443,511 tonnes against 363,807 tonnes in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Egypt and Guinea?
- 79,704 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Guinea rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Egypt ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 26th 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.