Mexico vs Zambia: Sweet potato production
Mexico
66,732 tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
83,542 tonnes
in 2024
Mexico rank
51st
Zambia rank
48th
Sweet potato production over time
- Mexico
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 83,542 tonnes against 66,732 tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 16,810 tonnes.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 48th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125,981 tonnes | 27,444 tonnes | 98,537 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 93,488 tonnes | 37,300 tonnes | 56,188 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 43,917 tonnes | 45,000 tonnes | 1,083 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1990s | 37,536 tonnes | 52,600 tonnes | 15,064 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2000s | 57,513 tonnes | 94,937 tonnes | 37,424 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2010s | 56,153 tonnes | 175,098 tonnes | 118,945 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2020s | 72,116 tonnes | 161,778 tonnes | 89,661 tonnes | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Mexico or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 83,542 tonnes against 66,732 tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Mexico and Zambia?
- 16,810 tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Zambia rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Mexico ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 48th 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.