Sweet Potato

Sweet Potato

HS Code: 071420 - Vegetable roots and tubers; sweet potatoes, with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets
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FAO Code: 0122 - Sweet potatoes
Market:
Top Exporter
2023
Top Importer
2023
Top Producer
2023
Export Value
2023
697.64MUSD
1Y +11.44%
Import Value
2023
758.87MUSD
1Y +3.57%
Production Volume
2023
102.34BKG
1Y -1.01%

Production of Sweet Potato

Discover production data of Sweet Potato. Get production volume, price data, trends, and more. The information below is based on the FAO code 0122 (Sweet potatoes).

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Production Trends Overview of Top 10 Countries

In 2023, China was the largest producer of Sweet Potato, followed by Malawi, Tanzania, Nigeria, Angola, Uganda, Indonesia, Rwanda, Madagascar, Ethiopia. This ranking is based on available production data and may exclude countries with missing records.
Rank 1
51.4B kg
1y
+0.61%
3y
-0.27%
5y
-3.03%
Rank 2
8.0B kg
1y
+7.40%
3y
+16.29%
5y
+41.93%
Rank 3
4.5B kg
1y
+5.88%
3y
+12.87%
5y
+20.59%
Rank 4
4.1B kg
1y
-0.36%
3y
+0.50%
5y
+0.54%
Rank 5
2.0B kg
1y
+6.67%
3y
+14.18%
5y
+18.35%
Rank 6
1.6B kg
1y
+6.85%
3y
+41.28%
5y
+11.08%
Rank 7
1.6B kg
1y
-22.45%
3y
-2.79%
5y
-13.69%
Rank 8
1.3B kg
1y
-4.40%
3y
+2.88%
5y
+10.59%
1.3B kg
1y
+0.18%
3y
+7.50%
5y
+19.50%
Rank 10
1.3B kg
1y
+31.18%
3y
-19.00%
5y
-14.35%

Trends of Top 10 Producers

This is the production trends of the top 10 producers of Sweet Potato from 2009 to 2023.
CountryProduction %Production Volume
200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
1Global174.32B173.21B175.54B170.65B169.01B113.13B112.01B111.49B163.53B157.33B151.38B154.72B104.15B103.39B102.34B
2China55.1%69.81B65.60B64.64B59.79B56.89B55.78B54.20B51.39B51.45B53.01B50.16B51.54B51.57B51.09B51.40B
3Malawi8.62%-----4.21B4.32B4.46B5.47B5.67B6.37B6.92B7.45B7.49B8.05B
4Tanzania4.84%1.42B2.42B3.57B3.02B3.47B3.50B3.45B3.98B5.44B3.74B3.92B4.00B4.00B4.26B4.51B
5Nigeria4.38%3.30B3.47B3.52B3.59B3.68B3.73B3.86B3.93B3.99B4.06B4.14B4.06B4.09B4.10B4.08B
6Angola2.14%982.59M986.56M1.05B644.85M1.20B1.93B1.93B1.94B1.70B1.69B1.68B1.75B1.79B1.87B2.00B
7Uganda1.77%1.94B1.99B1.80B1.85B1.81B1.82B2.05B1.91B1.93B1.48B1.07B1.17B1.29B1.54B1.65B
8Indonesia1.67%2.06B2.05B2.20B2.48B2.39B2.38B2.30B2.17B1.91B1.81B1.52B1.60B1.55B2.01B1.56B
9Rwanda1.41%803.23M840.07M845.10M1.01B1.08B940.79M931.03M919.12M1.08B1.19B1.25B1.28B1.33B1.37B1.31B
10Madagascar1.39%910.86M919.13M1.10B1.10B1.12B1.14B1.06B1.11B1.03B1.09B1.11B1.21B1.33B1.30B1.30B

Shares of Top 10 Producers

Discover the production share of top Sweet Potato producing countries in 2023.
China held the largest share of Sweet Potato production quantity at 55.10%. Its production quantity increased by 0.61% between 2022 and 2023, reaching 51.40B.
Note: Share percentages are calculated based on countries with reported production data and may not include those without available records.
Rank
Country
Share in Production
2023
Production Quantity
2023
1-Year Growth in Qty
2022-2023
3-Year Growth in Qty
2020-2023
5-Year Growth in Qty
2018-2023
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