Here are the top 10 sweet potato producing countries in the world according to the latest available data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for the year 2021:
- China – 87.7 million metric tons
- Tanzania – 4.4 million metric tons
- Nigeria – 4.1 million metric tons
- Uganda – 3.8 million metric tons
- Indonesia – 2.7 million metric tons
- Malawi – 2.1 million metric tons
- Ghana – 1.9 million metric tons
- Vietnam – 1.8 million metric tons
- Ethiopia – 1.6 million metric tons
- Mozambique – 1.4 million metric tons
Top Ten Sweet Potato Producing Countries 2016
Rank |
Area |
Production (Int $1000) |
Production (MT) |
1 |
China, mainland |
2,680,488 |
77,375,000 |
2 |
Nigeria |
256,795 |
3,400,000 |
3 |
Uganda |
200,149 |
2,645,700 |
4 |
Indonesia |
167,139 |
2,483,467 |
5 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
152,428 |
3,018,175 |
6 |
Viet Nam |
96,694 |
1,422,501 |
7 |
Ethiopia |
89,504 |
1,185,050 |
8 |
United States of America |
83,279 |
1,201,203 |
9 |
India |
83,080 |
1,072,800 |
10 |
Rwanda |
75,928 |
1,005,305 |