India vs Madagascar: Sweet potato production
India
1.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar
1.30 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
8th
Madagascar rank
9th
Sweet potato production over time
- India
- Madagascar
How they compare
India currently reports 1.31 million tonnes against 1.30 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 7,850 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 9th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 million tonnes | 337,561 tonnes | 875,328 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 1.61 million tonnes | 333,144 tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 1.47 million tonnes | 438,742 tonnes | 1.04 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 1.17 million tonnes | 497,594 tonnes | 672,276 tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 1.11 million tonnes | 703,907 tonnes | 404,543 tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 1.22 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 144,923 tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 79,554 tonnes | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, India or Madagascar?
- India, at 1.31 million tonnes against 1.30 million tonnes in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between India and Madagascar?
- 7,850 tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Madagascar rank globally for sweet potato production?
- India ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 9th 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.