Egypt vs South Korea: Sweet potato production
Egypt
443,511 tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
314,426 tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
25th
South Korea rank
28th
Sweet potato production over time
- Egypt
- South Korea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 443,511 tonnes against 314,426 tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 129,085 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Egypt ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 28th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,320 tonnes | 1.96 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 75,441 tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 95,291 tonnes | 812,706 tonnes | 717,415 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1990s | 159,640 tonnes | 335,416 tonnes | 175,776 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 305,628 tonnes | 314,930 tonnes | 9,302 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 384,140 tonnes | 318,294 tonnes | 65,847 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 435,291 tonnes | 326,026 tonnes | 109,264 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Egypt or South Korea?
- Egypt, at 443,511 tonnes against 314,426 tonnes in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Egypt and South Korea?
- 129,085 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and South Korea rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Egypt ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 28th 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.