Mexico vs Spain: Sweet potato production
Mexico
66,732 tonnes
in 2024
Spain
62,302 tonnes
in 2017
Mexico rank
51st
Spain rank
53rd
Sweet potato production over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 66,732 tonnes against 62,302 tonnes in Spain, a difference of 4,430 tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 51st and Spain ranks 53rd of 120 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125,981 tonnes | 72,950 tonnes | 53,031 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 93,488 tonnes | 43,240 tonnes | 50,249 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 43,917 tonnes | 42,608 tonnes | 1,309 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 37,536 tonnes | 26,692 tonnes | 10,843 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 57,513 tonnes | 21,894 tonnes | 35,619 tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 54,336 tonnes | 32,122 tonnes | 22,213 tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Mexico or Spain?
- Mexico, at 66,732 tonnes against 62,302 tonnes in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Mexico and Spain?
- 4,430 tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Mexico ranks 51st and Spain ranks 53rd 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.