Ethiopia vs India: Sweet potato production
Ethiopia
1.19 million tonnes
in 2024
India
1.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
10th
India rank
8th
Sweet potato production over time
- Ethiopia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.31 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 120,850 tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was India ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and India ranks 8th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180,536 tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 968,464 tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 393,488 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 714,962 tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 1.89 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 664,891 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 305,036 tonnes | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Ethiopia or India?
- India, at 1.31 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Ethiopia and India?
- 120,850 tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and India ranks 8th 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.