Based on a comparison of 98 countries in 2016, China ranked the highest in sweet potato production with 70,571 kt followed by Nigeria and Tanzania. On the other end of the scale was Cayman Islands with 0.004 kt, Bahrain with 0.005 kt and Maldives with 0.017 kt.
Data for more countries are available at Sweet Potato Production indicator page.
| Sweet Potato Production | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Angola | kt | 987 | 1,045 | 645 | 1,200 | 1,929 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | kt | 966 | 955 | 660 | 840 | 664 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 74,172 | 75,362 | 71,195 | 70,526 | 71,305 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | kt | 736 | 800 | 1,185 | 1,783 | 2,702 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 1,095 | 1,047 | 1,073 | 1,132 | 1,088 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | kt | 2,051 | 2,196 | 2,483 | 2,387 | 2,383 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 864 | 886 | 876 | 942 | 887 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | kt | 919 | 1,103 | 1,097 | 1,114 | 1,141 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | kt | 866 | 907 | 1,173 | 1,469 | 503 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 3,456 | 3,513 | 3,585 | 3,668 | 3,751 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | kt | 840 | 845 | 1,005 | 1,081 | 941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | kt | 2,424 | 3,573 | 3,018 | 3,470 | 3,501 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 1,082 | 1,223 | 1,201 | 1,124 | 1,342 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | kt | 1,987 | 1,798 | 1,852 | 1,811 | 1,818 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | kt | 1,319 | 1,362 | 1,427 | 1,358 | 1,401 |
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