Sweet potatoes — Area harvested in Oceania

Oceania: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested was 158,426 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
158,426 ha
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
15th
of 29 groups
All-time high
159,010 ha
in 2023
All-time low
80,194 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested in Oceania, 1961–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Oceania recorded 158,426 ha for sweet potatoes — area harvested in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested in Oceania peaked at 159,010 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80,194 ha, in 1961.

Oceania ranks 15th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 82,517 ha 80,194 ha 87,169 ha 9
1970s 96,433 ha 89,133 ha 100,878 ha 10
1980s 104,537 ha 100,102 ha 107,514 ha 10
1990s 109,047 ha 106,602 ha 115,999 ha 10
2000s 120,013 ha 111,330 ha 132,683 ha 10
2010s 145,490 ha 133,152 ha 156,237 ha 10
2020s 158,254 ha 156,630 ha 159,010 ha 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 124,893 ha compare
  2. 13 India 111,866 ha compare
  3. 14 Mozambique 100,470 ha compare
  4. 16 Cameroon 93,378 ha compare
  5. 17 Guinea 83,476 ha compare
  6. 18 Philippines 80,901 ha compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — area harvested in Oceania?
Sweet potatoes — area harvested in Oceania was 158,426 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 159,010 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 80,194 ha in 1961.
How does Oceania rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Oceania ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 8,909 data points, 1961–2024
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