The area of sweet potatoes in the World

7,248,381 Ha in 2022

Though World in the area of sweet potatoes fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to decrease through 1973 - 2022 period ending at 7.25 million ha in 2022.

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Agriculture indicators of sweet potatoes in the World
Production 86,410,354.75 t in 2022 FAO
Yield 119,213 100 g/ha in 2022 FAO
Macro Region (Ha)
Africa 4,198,658 in 2022 FAO
Asia 2,637,345 in 2022 FAO
Oceania 152,877 in 2022 FAO
South America 103,381 in 2022 FAO
Europe 3,577 in 2017 FAO
Central America and the Caribbean 20 timeseries
Middle East 6 timeseries
North America 2 timeseries
Southeast Asia 14 timeseries
Country (Ha in 2022)

China is the top country by in the area of sweet potatoes in the world. As of 2022, in the area of sweet potatoes in China was 2.16 million ha that accounts for 29.73% of the world's in the area of sweet potatoes. The top 5 countries (others are Nigeria, the United Republic of Tanzania, Malawi, and Uganda) account for 67.41% of it. The world's total in the area of sweet potatoes was estimated at 7.26 million ha in 2022.

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China 2,157,292 FAO
Nigeria 1,508,514 FAO
United Republic of Tanzania 576,196 FAO
Malawi 335,783 FAO
Uganda 314,250 FAO
Rwanda 189,435 FAO
Angola 189,378 FAO
Papua New Guinea 139,026 FAO
Madagascar 133,334 FAO
Democratic Republic of the Congo 117,919 FAO
India 107,000 FAO
Cameroon 89,010 FAO
Viet Nam 85,821 FAO
Mozambique 83,646 FAO
Philippines 82,879 FAO
Ghana 78,340 FAO
Guinea 73,153 FAO
Burundi 71,685 FAO
Brazil 58,229 FAO
United States of America 53,500 FAO
Haiti 48,755 FAO
Kenya 47,468 FAO
Indonesia 47,444 FAO
Ethiopia 43,685 FAO
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 41,441 FAO
Zambia 39,684 FAO
Sudan 34,790 FAO
Sierra Leone 34,563 FAO
Côte d'Ivoire 33,489 FAO
South Africa 33,008 FAO
Cuba 32,322 FAO
Japan 32,300 FAO
Chad 31,984 FAO
Mali 30,359 FAO
Bangladesh 28,940 FAO
Republic of Korea 22,760 FAO
Zimbabwe 20,091 FAO
Equatorial Guinea 19,218 FAO
Peru 15,263 FAO
Egypt 14,775 FAO
Benin 10,597 FAO
Burkina Faso 9,880 FAO
Argentina 9,563 FAO
Taiwan Province of China 9,177 FAO
Uruguay 8,364 FAO
Guinea Bissau 8,155 FAO
Solomon Islands 7,688 FAO
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 7,390 FAO
Niger 7,376 FAO
Dominican Republic 7,256 FAO
Myanmar 6,728 FAO
Paraguay 5,084 FAO
Cambodia 4,954 FAO
Honduras 4,160 FAO
Sri Lanka 4,109 FAO
Mexico 4,093 FAO
Jamaica 3,479 FAO
Mauritania 2,782 FAO
Togo 2,738 FAO
Malaysia 2,643 FAO
Senegal 2,496 FAO
Comoros 2,250 FAO
Liberia 2,187 FAO
Spain 2,145 in 2017 FAO
Ecuador 2,094 FAO
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,070 FAO
Gabon 2,015 FAO
Israel 1,992 FAO
Australia 1,943 FAO
Timor-Leste 1,835 FAO
Pakistan 1,637 FAO
Chile 1,410 FAO
Fiji 1,346 FAO
Eswatini 1,336 FAO
Congo 1,278 FAO
New Zealand 1,220 FAO
Bolivia 1,073 FAO
Portugal 954 in 2017 FAO
Somalia 873 FAO
Tonga 660 FAO
Costa Rica 575 FAO
Micronesia (Federated States of) 567 FAO
Morocco 560 FAO
Bahamas 518 FAO
Italy 388 in 2017 FAO
Dominica 385 FAO
Grenada 241 FAO
Guyana 204 FAO
Cabo Verde 195 FAO
Trinidad and Tobago 193 FAO
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 179 FAO
El Salvador 129 FAO
Mauritius 115 FAO
Barbados 97 FAO
Greece 90 in 2017 FAO
Palestine 87 FAO
Botswana 69 FAO
Puerto Rico 49 FAO
Belize 48 FAO
Yemen 39 FAO
Antigua and Barbuda 36 FAO
Brunei Darussalam 36 FAO
Saint Lucia 31 FAO
Guatemala 28 FAO
Suriname 26 FAO
Saint Kitts and Nevis 23 FAO
Panama 20 FAO
Bhutan 15 FAO
Hong Kong 5 FAO
Kuwait 3 FAO
Bahrain 0 FAO
Macau 0 FAO
Maldives 0 FAO
Singapore 0 FAO
South Sudan 0 FAO
Thailand 0 FAO
Turkey 0 FAO