India vs Indonesia: Sweet potato production
India
1.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
1.48 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
8th
Indonesia rank
6th
Sweet potato production over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1.48 million tonnes against 1.31 million tonnes in India, a difference of 173,470 tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.
India ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 120 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 million tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 1.61 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 675,327 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 1.47 million tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 612,705 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 1.17 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | 805,303 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.11 million tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | 769,014 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.22 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | 897,121 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 431,576 tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, India or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 1.48 million tonnes against 1.31 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between India and Indonesia?
- 173,470 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for sweet potato production?
- India ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 6th 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.