Italy vs Mauritania: Sweet potato production
Italy
8,494 tonnes
in 2017
Mauritania
5,313 tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
74th
Mauritania rank
77th
Sweet potato production over time
- Italy
- Mauritania
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8,494 tonnes against 5,313 tonnes in Mauritania, a difference of 3,181 tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.6 times Mauritania's.
Across all 57 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 74th and Mauritania ranks 77th of 120 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,394 tonnes | 1,978 tonnes | 30,417 tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 23,538 tonnes | 1,690 tonnes | 21,848 tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 14,970 tonnes | 2,300 tonnes | 12,670 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 13,667 tonnes | 2,109 tonnes | 11,558 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 15,199 tonnes | 2,252 tonnes | 12,947 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 8,175 tonnes | 3,882 tonnes | 4,294 tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Italy or Mauritania?
- Italy, at 8,494 tonnes against 5,313 tonnes in Mauritania as of 2017.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Italy and Mauritania?
- 3,181 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mauritania?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Italy and Mauritania rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Italy ranks 74th and Mauritania ranks 77th 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.