Malawi vs Tanzania: Sweet potato production

Malawi

7.98 million tonnes

in 2024

Tanzania

2.23 million tonnes

in 2024

Malawi rank

2nd

Tanzania rank

4th

Sweet potato production over time

Malawi currently reports 7.98 million tonnes against 2.23 million tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 5.75 million tonnes.

That makes Malawi's figure about 3.6 times Tanzania's.

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

Malawi ranks 2nd and Tanzania ranks 4th 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.