Nigeria vs Tanzania: Sweet potato production
Nigeria
4.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
2.23 million tonnes
in 2024
Nigeria rank
3rd
Tanzania rank
4th
Sweet potato production over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.09 million tonnes against 2.23 million tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 1.86 million tonnes.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 4th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 169,222 tonnes | 222,719 tonnes | 53,497 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 102,300 tonnes | 424,826 tonnes | 322,526 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 98,600 tonnes | 320,113 tonnes | 221,513 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 935,900 tonnes | 403,771 tonnes | 532,129 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.91 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.80 million tonnes | 3.65 million tonnes | 143,909 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.09 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Nigeria, at 4.09 million tonnes against 2.23 million tonnes in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 1.86 million tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and Tanzania ranks 4th 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.