Madagascar vs Rwanda: Sweet potato production
Madagascar
1.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Rwanda
1.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar rank
9th
Rwanda rank
7th
Sweet potato production over time
- Madagascar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1.40 million tonnes against 1.30 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 100,120 tonnes.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Madagascar ranks 9th and Rwanda ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 337,561 tonnes | 364,600 tonnes | 27,039 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 333,144 tonnes | 597,541 tonnes | 264,397 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 438,742 tonnes | 897,838 tonnes | 459,096 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 497,594 tonnes | 817,977 tonnes | 320,383 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 703,907 tonnes | 939,106 tonnes | 235,199 tonnes | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 70,724 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 49,798 tonnes | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Madagascar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1.40 million tonnes against 1.30 million tonnes in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 100,120 tonnes, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Madagascar ranks 9th and Rwanda ranks 7th 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.