Egypt vs Philippines: Sweet potato production
Egypt
443,511 tonnes
in 2024
Philippines
504,411 tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
25th
Philippines rank
23rd
Sweet potato production over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 504,411 tonnes against 443,511 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 60,900 tonnes.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 25th and Philippines ranks 23rd of 120 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,320 tonnes | 717,594 tonnes | 635,274 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1970s | 75,441 tonnes | 836,268 tonnes | 760,827 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1980s | 95,291 tonnes | 775,963 tonnes | 680,672 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1990s | 159,640 tonnes | 631,908 tonnes | 472,268 tonnes | Philippines |
| 2000s | 305,628 tonnes | 558,923 tonnes | 253,295 tonnes | Philippines |
| 2010s | 384,140 tonnes | 527,688 tonnes | 143,548 tonnes | Philippines |
| 2020s | 435,291 tonnes | 535,687 tonnes | 100,396 tonnes | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Egypt or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 504,411 tonnes against 443,511 tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Egypt and Philippines?
- 60,900 tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Egypt ranks 25th and Philippines ranks 23rd 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.