Paraguay vs Spain: Sweet potato production
Paraguay
51,532 tonnes
in 2024
Spain
62,302 tonnes
in 2017
Paraguay rank
56th
Spain rank
53rd
Sweet potato production over time
- Paraguay
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 62,302 tonnes against 51,532 tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 10,770 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Paraguay ranks 56th and Spain ranks 53rd of 120 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,542 tonnes | 72,950 tonnes | 11,592 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 101,610 tonnes | 43,240 tonnes | 58,371 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 104,794 tonnes | 42,608 tonnes | 62,186 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 85,161 tonnes | 26,692 tonnes | 58,468 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 108,956 tonnes | 21,894 tonnes | 87,062 tonnes | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 47,345 tonnes | 32,122 tonnes | 15,222 tonnes | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, Paraguay or Spain?
- Spain, at 62,302 tonnes against 51,532 tonnes in Paraguay as of 2017.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between Paraguay and Spain?
- 10,770 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Spain?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Paraguay and Spain rank globally for sweet potato production?
- Paraguay ranks 56th 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.