India vs Rwanda: Sweet potato production
India
1.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
1.40 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
8th
Rwanda rank
7th
Sweet potato production over time
- India
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.40 million tonnes against 1.31 million tonnes in India, a difference of 92,270 tonnes.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 8th and Rwanda ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 million tonnes | 364,600 tonnes | 848,289 tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 1.61 million tonnes | 597,541 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 1.47 million tonnes | 897,838 tonnes | 576,002 tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 1.17 million tonnes | 817,977 tonnes | 351,893 tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 1.11 million tonnes | 939,106 tonnes | 169,344 tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 1.22 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 215,647 tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 129,352 tonnes | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, India or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.40 million tonnes against 1.31 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between India and Rwanda?
- 92,270 tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Rwanda rank globally for sweet potato production?
- India ranks 8th 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.