Jamaica vs Myanmar: Sweet potato production
Jamaica
55,056 tonnes
in 2024
Myanmar
60,674 tonnes
in 2024
Jamaica rank
55th
Myanmar rank
54th
Sweet potato production over time
- Jamaica
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 60,674 tonnes against 55,056 tonnes in Jamaica, a difference of 5,618 tonnes.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 55th and Myanmar ranks 54th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,976 tonnes | 8,385 tonnes | 4,590 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 20,241 tonnes | 17,593 tonnes | 2,648 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 24,678 tonnes | 24,124 tonnes | 553.9 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 25,749 tonnes | 25,613 tonnes | 136.2 tonnes | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 24,704 tonnes | 54,251 tonnes | 29,547 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 42,154 tonnes | 60,418 tonnes | 18,264 tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 54,357 tonnes | 60,288 tonnes | 5,932 tonnes | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Jamaica or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 60,674 tonnes against 55,056 tonnes in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Jamaica and Myanmar?
- 5,618 tonnes, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Myanmar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Myanmar rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Jamaica ranks 55th and Myanmar ranks 54th 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.