Which has higher sweet potato production, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?

Sierra Leone, at 254,823 tonnes against 215,604 tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.

What is the difference in sweet potato production between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?

39,219 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Sweet potato production

Sierra Leone

254,823 tonnes

in 2024

Zimbabwe

215,604 tonnes

in 2024

Sierra Leone rank

32nd

Zimbabwe rank

35th

Sweet potato production over time

Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 254,823 tonnes against 215,604 tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 39,219 tonnes.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	13,591 tonnes	605.78 tonnes	12,985 tonnes	Sierra Leone
1970s	15,780 tonnes	1,240 tonnes	14,540 tonnes	Sierra Leone
1980s	13,060 tonnes	984.1 tonnes	12,076 tonnes	Sierra Leone
1990s	41,630 tonnes	3,635 tonnes	37,995 tonnes	Sierra Leone
2000s	99,845 tonnes	85,588 tonnes	14,256 tonnes	Sierra Leone
2010s	193,982 tonnes	244,314 tonnes	50,331 tonnes	Zimbabwe
2020s	246,994 tonnes	233,567 tonnes	13,428 tonnes	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potato production, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?: Sierra Leone, at 254,823 tonnes against 215,604 tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potato production between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?: 39,219 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for sweet potato production?: Sierra Leone ranks 32nd and Zimbabwe ranks 35th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.