Madagascar vs United States: Sweet potato production
Madagascar
1.30 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
1.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar rank
9th
United States rank
11th
Sweet potato production over time
- Madagascar
- United States
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.30 million tonnes against 1.12 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 178,870 tonnes.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Madagascar ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 337,561 tonnes | 650,240 tonnes | 312,680 tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 333,144 tonnes | 575,782 tonnes | 242,638 tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 438,742 tonnes | 564,927 tonnes | 126,185 tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 497,594 tonnes | 563,157 tonnes | 65,563 tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 703,907 tonnes | 731,236 tonnes | 27,330 tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 1.08 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 233,559 tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 38,766 tonnes | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Madagascar or United States?
- Madagascar, at 1.30 million tonnes against 1.12 million tonnes in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Madagascar and United States?
- 178,870 tonnes, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and United States rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Madagascar ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.