Laos vs Zimbabwe: Sweet potato production
Laos
138,700 tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
215,604 tonnes
in 2024
Laos rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
35th
Sweet potato production over time
- Laos
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 215,604 tonnes against 138,700 tonnes in Laos, a difference of 76,904 tonnes.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.6 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,000 tonnes | 605.78 tonnes | 15,394 tonnes | Laos |
| 1970s | 43,931 tonnes | 1,240 tonnes | 42,692 tonnes | Laos |
| 1980s | 108,465 tonnes | 984.1 tonnes | 107,481 tonnes | Laos |
| 1990s | 119,243 tonnes | 3,635 tonnes | 115,608 tonnes | Laos |
| 2000s | 127,526 tonnes | 85,588 tonnes | 41,938 tonnes | Laos |
| 2010s | 107,002 tonnes | 244,314 tonnes | 137,312 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 126,208 tonnes | 233,567 tonnes | 107,359 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Laos or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 215,604 tonnes against 138,700 tonnes in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Laos and Zimbabwe?
- 76,904 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Zimbabwe rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Laos ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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.