Egypt vs Mozambique: Sweet potato production
Egypt
443,511 tonnes
in 2024
Mozambique
502,352 tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
25th
Mozambique rank
24th
Sweet potato production over time
- Egypt
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 502,352 tonnes against 443,511 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 58,841 tonnes.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 24th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,320 tonnes | 29,740 tonnes | 52,580 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 75,441 tonnes | 40,400 tonnes | 35,041 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 95,291 tonnes | 48,900 tonnes | 46,391 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 159,640 tonnes | 96,134 tonnes | 63,507 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 305,628 tonnes | 646,254 tonnes | 340,626 tonnes | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 384,140 tonnes | 728,123 tonnes | 343,982 tonnes | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 435,291 tonnes | 483,281 tonnes | 47,990 tonnes | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Egypt or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 502,352 tonnes against 443,511 tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Egypt and Mozambique?
- 58,841 tonnes, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mozambique?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Mozambique rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Egypt ranks 25th and Mozambique ranks 24th 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.