Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Sweet potato production
Ethiopia
1.19 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
1.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
10th
Rwanda rank
7th
Sweet potato production over time
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.40 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 213,120 tonnes.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Rwanda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Rwanda ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180,536 tonnes | 758,118 tonnes | 577,583 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 393,488 tonnes | 939,106 tonnes | 545,618 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1.89 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 880,538 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 175,684 tonnes | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.40 million tonnes against 1.19 million tonnes in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 213,120 tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Rwanda ranks 7th 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.