Which has higher sweet potato production, Somalia or Tonga?

Somalia, at 8,843 tonnes against 6,640 tonnes in Tonga as of 2024.

What is the difference in sweet potato production between Somalia and Tonga?

2,203 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tonga?

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.

Somalia vs Tonga: Sweet potato production

Somalia

8,843 tonnes

in 2024

Tonga

6,640 tonnes

in 2024

Somalia rank

73rd

Tonga rank

75th

Sweet potato production over time

Somalia
Tonga

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8,843 tonnes against 6,640 tonnes in Tonga, a difference of 2,203 tonnes.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tonga ahead.

Somalia ranks 73rd and Tonga ranks 75th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,111 tonnes	14,052 tonnes	11,941 tonnes	Tonga
1970s	3,140 tonnes	14,655 tonnes	11,515 tonnes	Tonga
1980s	3,820 tonnes	7,970 tonnes	4,150 tonnes	Tonga
1990s	4,570 tonnes	4,762 tonnes	191.9 tonnes	Tonga
2000s	6,973 tonnes	6,394 tonnes	578.56 tonnes	Somalia
2010s	8,295 tonnes	6,505 tonnes	1,790 tonnes	Somalia
2020s	8,859 tonnes	6,675 tonnes	2,184 tonnes	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potato production, Somalia or Tonga?: Somalia, at 8,843 tonnes against 6,640 tonnes in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potato production between Somalia and Tonga?: 2,203 tonnes, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tonga?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Tonga rank globally for sweet potato production?: Somalia ranks 73rd and Tonga ranks 75th 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.