Fiji vs New Zealand: Sweet potato production
Fiji
12,731 tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand
11,891 tonnes
in 2024
Fiji rank
68th
New Zealand rank
69th
Sweet potato production over time
- Fiji
- New Zealand
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 12,731 tonnes against 11,891 tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 840 tonnes.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Fiji ranks 68th and New Zealand ranks 69th of 120 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,600 tonnes | 4,451 tonnes | 2,851 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1,590 tonnes | 8,313 tonnes | 6,723 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2,016 tonnes | 9,306 tonnes | 7,291 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4,577 tonnes | 19,900 tonnes | 15,323 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5,298 tonnes | 16,210 tonnes | 10,912 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 8,159 tonnes | 13,242 tonnes | 5,084 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 11,007 tonnes | 11,861 tonnes | 853.78 tonnes | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Fiji or New Zealand?
- Fiji, at 12,731 tonnes against 11,891 tonnes in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Fiji and New Zealand?
- 840 tonnes, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and New Zealand rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Fiji ranks 68th and New Zealand ranks 69th 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.