Which has higher sweet potato production, Uruguay or Zambia?

Zambia, at 83,542 tonnes against 82,000 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.

What is the difference in sweet potato production between Uruguay and Zambia?

1,542 tonnes, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Zambia?

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.

Uruguay vs Zambia: Sweet potato production

Uruguay

82,000 tonnes

in 2024

Zambia

83,542 tonnes

in 2024

Uruguay rank

49th

Zambia rank

48th

Sweet potato production over time

Uruguay
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 83,542 tonnes against 82,000 tonnes in Uruguay, a difference of 1,542 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Uruguay ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 48th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uruguay	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	71,348 tonnes	27,444 tonnes	43,904 tonnes	Uruguay
1970s	69,177 tonnes	37,300 tonnes	31,877 tonnes	Uruguay
1980s	60,000 tonnes	45,000 tonnes	15,000 tonnes	Uruguay
1990s	52,627 tonnes	52,600 tonnes	27.44 tonnes	Uruguay
2000s	66,050 tonnes	94,937 tonnes	28,887 tonnes	Zambia
2010s	77,031 tonnes	175,098 tonnes	98,067 tonnes	Zambia
2020s	82,175 tonnes	161,778 tonnes	79,602 tonnes	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sweet potato production, Uruguay or Zambia?: Zambia, at 83,542 tonnes against 82,000 tonnes in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in sweet potato production between Uruguay and Zambia?: 1,542 tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Zambia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Uruguay and Zambia rank globally for sweet potato production?: Uruguay ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 48th 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.