Guinea vs Mozambique: Sweet potato production
Guinea
363,807 tonnes
in 2024
Mozambique
502,352 tonnes
in 2024
Guinea rank
26th
Mozambique rank
24th
Sweet potato production over time
- Guinea
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 502,352 tonnes against 363,807 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 138,545 tonnes.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.4 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 26th and Mozambique ranks 24th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83,222 tonnes | 29,740 tonnes | 53,482 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1970s | 73,105 tonnes | 40,400 tonnes | 32,705 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1980s | 83,902 tonnes | 48,900 tonnes | 35,002 tonnes | Guinea |
| 1990s | 139,666 tonnes | 96,134 tonnes | 43,533 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2000s | 175,806 tonnes | 646,254 tonnes | 470,448 tonnes | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 235,590 tonnes | 728,123 tonnes | 492,533 tonnes | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 359,566 tonnes | 483,281 tonnes | 123,715 tonnes | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Guinea or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 502,352 tonnes against 363,807 tonnes in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Guinea and Mozambique?
- 138,545 tonnes, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mozambique?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Mozambique rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Guinea ranks 26th 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.