East Timor vs Tonga: Sweet potato production
East Timor
4,825 tonnes
in 2024
Tonga
6,640 tonnes
in 2024
East Timor rank
78th
Tonga rank
75th
Sweet potato production over time
- East Timor
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 6,640 tonnes against 4,825 tonnes in East Timor, a difference of 1,815 tonnes.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was East Timor ahead.
East Timor ranks 78th and Tonga ranks 75th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,688 tonnes | 14,052 tonnes | 636.67 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1970s | 15,556 tonnes | 14,655 tonnes | 900.7 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1980s | 11,338 tonnes | 7,970 tonnes | 3,368 tonnes | East Timor |
| 1990s | 14,289 tonnes | 4,762 tonnes | 9,527 tonnes | East Timor |
| 2000s | 20,725 tonnes | 6,394 tonnes | 14,330 tonnes | East Timor |
| 2010s | 7,025 tonnes | 6,505 tonnes | 520.43 tonnes | East Timor |
| 2020s | 5,009 tonnes | 6,675 tonnes | 1,666 tonnes | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sweet potato production, East Timor or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 6,640 tonnes against 4,825 tonnes in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sweet potato production between East Timor and Tonga?
- 1,815 tonnes, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Tonga?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do East Timor and Tonga rank globally for sweet potato production?
- East Timor ranks 78th 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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About this data
Sweet potato production is measured in tonnes.