Which Country Produces the Most Sweet Potatoes?

Based on a comparison of 93 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in sweet potato production with 46,604 kt followed by Malawi and Tanzania. On the other end of the scale was Maldives with < 0.001 kt, Singapore with < 0.001 kt and Kuwait with 0.025 kt.

Total sweet potato production reached 86,410 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.25 % less than in the previous year and -4.98 % less than 10 years ago.

Historically, total sweet potato production reached an all time high of 152,862 kt in 1973 and an all time low of 86,410 kt in 2022. The average annual growth amounted to -0.209 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 53.9 % of sweet potato production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 68.2 % share while the ten largest countries some 82.2 % in 2022.

Data for more countries are available at Sweet Potato Production indicator page.