Indonesia vs Tanzania: Sweet potato production
Indonesia
1.48 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
2.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
6th
Tanzania rank
4th
Sweet potato production over time
- Indonesia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.23 million tonnes against 1.48 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 748,050 tonnes.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 4th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.79 million tonnes | 222,719 tonnes | 2.56 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 2.29 million tonnes | 424,826 tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 2.09 million tonnes | 320,113 tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 1.98 million tonnes | 403,771 tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.88 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 694,206 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 2.12 million tonnes | 3.65 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.64 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 797,580 tonnes | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Indonesia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.23 million tonnes against 1.48 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Indonesia and Tanzania?
- 748,050 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Tanzania rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Indonesia ranks 6th and Tanzania ranks 4th 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.