Malawi vs Nigeria: Sweet potato production

Malawi

7.98 million tonnes

in 2024

Nigeria

4.09 million tonnes

in 2024

Malawi rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

3rd

Sweet potato production over time

Malawi currently reports 7.98 million tonnes against 4.09 million tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 3.89 million tonnes.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.0 times Nigeria's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 120 countries.

Indicator: Sweet potato production
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 6,871 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.