Japan vs Mali: Sweet potato production
Japan
717,000 tonnes
in 2024
Mali
614,079 tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
18th
Mali rank
21st
Sweet potato production over time
- Japan
- Mali
How they compare
Japan currently reports 717,000 tonnes against 614,079 tonnes in Mali, a difference of 102,921 tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 18th and Mali ranks 21st of 120 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.14 million tonnes | 31,867 tonnes | 5.11 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.68 million tonnes | 21,850 tonnes | 1.66 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.42 million tonnes | 10,986 tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.18 million tonnes | 17,085 tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.02 million tonnes | 149,896 tonnes | 866,484 tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 848,140 tonnes | 429,084 tonnes | 419,056 tonnes | Japan |
| 2020s | 700,600 tonnes | 547,415 tonnes | 153,185 tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Japan or Mali?
- Japan, at 717,000 tonnes against 614,079 tonnes in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Japan and Mali?
- 102,921 tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mali?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Mali rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Japan ranks 18th and Mali ranks 21st 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.