Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2462 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 0.2462 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 14.36 ha per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.2462 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.15 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.15 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.26 ha per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1964 | 7.26 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8.3 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 8.3 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.85 ha per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 1968 | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1969 | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1970 | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 3.46 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1972 | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1973 | 3.51 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1974 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1975 | 2.42 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 4 ha per square kilometre | +65.3% |
| 1977 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | -65.5% |
| 1978 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 1979 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1981 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1984 | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | +110.9% |
| 1985 | 10.9 ha per square kilometre | +266.4% |
| 1986 | 14.36 ha per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1987 | 6.41 ha per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 1988 | 11.54 ha per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1989 | 6.79 ha per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 1990 | 5.49 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 5.64 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 5.9 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 4.36 ha per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1994 | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1995 | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 3.08 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 3.59 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 3.49 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 3.85 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2007 | 5.13 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2008 | 4.87 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 5.9 ha per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 6.15 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.28 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.36 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | -71.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8821 ha per square kilometre | -51.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6026 ha per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6205 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7154 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6333 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4128 ha per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2897 ha per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2462 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.2462 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0267 ha per square kilometre, 9.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.2462 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0216 ha per square kilometre, 11.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +266.4% | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | 10.9 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.42 ha per square kilometre | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | 8.3 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.66 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | 4 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.07 ha per square kilometre | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | 14.36 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.99 ha per square kilometre | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | 5.9 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.35 ha per square kilometre | 1.92 ha per square kilometre | 5.9 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 ha per square kilometre | 0.6026 ha per square kilometre | 6.41 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3955 ha per square kilometre | 0.2462 ha per square kilometre | 0.6333 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 20 Solomon Islands 0.2786 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Madagascar 0.2613 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 China 0.2474 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Barbados 0.2326 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Bangladesh 0.2227 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Cameroon 0.1908 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.2462 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 14.36 ha per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2462 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 23rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.