Italy vs Tonga: Sweet potato production
Italy
8,494 tonnes
in 2017
Tonga
6,640 tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
74th
Tonga rank
75th
Sweet potato production over time
- Italy
- Tonga
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8,494 tonnes against 6,640 tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 1,854 tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 74th and Tonga ranks 75th of 120 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,394 tonnes | 14,052 tonnes | 18,343 tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 23,538 tonnes | 14,655 tonnes | 8,883 tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 14,970 tonnes | 7,970 tonnes | 7,000 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 13,667 tonnes | 4,762 tonnes | 8,905 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 15,199 tonnes | 6,394 tonnes | 8,805 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 8,175 tonnes | 6,457 tonnes | 1,719 tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Italy or Tonga?
- Italy, at 8,494 tonnes against 6,640 tonnes in Tonga as of 2017.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Italy and Tonga?
- 1,854 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Tonga?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Italy and Tonga rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Italy ranks 74th and Tonga ranks 75th 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.