Israel vs Portugal: Sweet potato production
Israel
17,426 tonnes
in 2024
Portugal
23,206 tonnes
in 2017
Israel rank
66th
Portugal rank
63rd
Sweet potato production over time
- Israel
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 23,206 tonnes against 17,426 tonnes in Israel, a difference of 5,780 tonnes.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Israel ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 63rd of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 444.44 tonnes | 62,680 tonnes | 62,235 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1970s | 565 tonnes | 66,869 tonnes | 66,304 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2,273 tonnes | 41,782 tonnes | 39,509 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 6,313 tonnes | 25,248 tonnes | 18,935 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 23,847 tonnes | 24,542 tonnes | 695.15 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2010s | 28,935 tonnes | 22,297 tonnes | 6,638 tonnes | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Israel or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 23,206 tonnes against 17,426 tonnes in Israel as of 2017.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Israel and Portugal?
- 5,780 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Israel ranks 66th and Portugal ranks 63rd 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.