Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 0.0007 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 24.5% on the previous year and down 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 0.0512 ha per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per person, in 2024.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 41st of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0189 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0186 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.032 ha per person | +72.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0316 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0356 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0352 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0161 ha per person | -54.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0125 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0101 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0109 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0139 ha per person | +27.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0112 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0139 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 1974 | 0.01 ha per person | -27.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0094 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0154 ha per person | +63.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0053 ha per person | -65.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0075 ha per person | +42.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0096 ha per person | +39.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0067 ha per person | -30.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0051 ha per person | -27.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0108 ha per person | +109.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0392 ha per person | +263.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0512 ha per person | +30.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0227 ha per person | -55.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0407 ha per person | +78.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0238 ha per person | -41.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0191 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0196 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0204 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0151 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 ha per person | -30.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0093 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0106 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 ha per person | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 0.012 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.008 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0134 ha per person | +67.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0179 ha per person | +33.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0171 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0208 ha per person | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0218 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0224 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0228 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0231 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0232 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0067 ha per person | -71.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 ha per person | -51.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 ha per person | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 ha per person | -34.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 ha per person | -24.5% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +263.6% | 0.0108 ha per person | 0.0392 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0234 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0356 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0154 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0217 ha per person | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0512 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0138 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0204 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0117 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0208 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0131 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0232 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 38 Sudan 0.0008 ha per person compare
- 39 Gabon 0.0008 ha per person compare
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0007 ha per person compare
- 42 Philippines 0.0007 ha per person compare
- 43 Niger 0.0006 ha per person compare
- 44 Mauritania 0.0006 ha per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0344 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 431.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9414 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5202 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0512 ha per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 41st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.