Sweet potatoes — Area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Sweet potatoes — Area harvested was 1,745 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,745 ha
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
12th
of 16 countries
All-time high
2,936 ha
in 2017
All-time low
746 ha
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) recorded 1,745 ha for sweet potatoes — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 2,936 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 746 ha, in 2008.

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

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 1,714 ha
1962 1,668 ha -2.7%
1963 1,620 ha -2.9%
1964 1,596 ha -1.5%
1965 1,513 ha -5.2%
1966 1,389 ha -8.2%
1967 1,430 ha +3.0%
1968 1,458 ha +2.0%
1969 1,400 ha -4.0%
1970 1,688 ha +20.6%
1971 1,485 ha -12.0%
1972 1,572 ha +5.9%
1973 1,612 ha +2.5%
1974 1,578 ha -2.1%
1975 1,280 ha -18.9%
1976 1,499 ha +17.1%
1977 1,036 ha -30.9%
1978 1,184 ha +14.3%
1979 1,332 ha +12.5%
1980 888 ha -33.3%
1981 1,223 ha +37.7%
1982 1,283 ha +4.9%
1983 1,372 ha +6.9%
1984 1,492 ha +8.7%
1985 1,504 ha +0.8%
1986 1,478 ha -1.7%
1987 1,598 ha +8.1%
1988 1,587 ha -0.7%
1989 1,561 ha -1.6%
1990 1,536 ha -1.6%
1991 1,495 ha -2.7%
1992 1,350 ha -9.7%
1993 1,232 ha -8.7%
1994 2,353 ha +91.0%
1995 1,614 ha -31.4%
1996 1,824 ha +13.0%
1997 1,867 ha +2.4%
1998 1,381 ha -26.0%
1999 1,530 ha +10.8%
2000 1,148 ha -25.0%
2001 1,148 ha +0.0%
2002 771 ha -32.8%
2003 1,348 ha +74.8%
2004 1,175 ha -12.8%
2005 1,466 ha +24.8%
2006 1,493 ha +1.8%
2007 1,215 ha -18.6%
2008 746 ha -38.6%
2009 750 ha +0.5%
2010 1,190 ha +58.7%
2011 1,241 ha +4.3%
2012 1,345 ha +8.4%
2013 1,469 ha +9.2%
2014 2,017 ha +37.3%
2015 1,966 ha -2.5%
2016 2,100 ha +6.8%
2017 2,936 ha +39.8%
2018 1,569 ha -46.6%
2019 1,960 ha +24.9%
2020 2,007 ha +2.4%
2021 1,743 ha -13.2%
2022 2,101 ha +20.5%
2023 1,801 ha -14.3%
2024 1,745 ha -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,532 ha 1,389 ha 1,714 ha 9
1970s 1,427 ha 1,036 ha 1,688 ha 10
1980s 1,399 ha 888 ha 1,598 ha 10
1990s 1,618 ha 1,232 ha 2,353 ha 10
2000s 1,126 ha 746 ha 1,493 ha 10
2010s 1,779 ha 1,190 ha 2,936 ha 10
2020s 1,879 ha 1,743 ha 2,101 ha 5

Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

  1. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 42,159 ha compare
  2. 9 Papua New Guinea 142,854 ha compare
  3. 10 India 111,866 ha compare
  4. 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,946 ha compare
  5. 11 Mozambique 100,470 ha compare
  6. 11 Timor-Leste 1,927 ha compare
  7. 12 Cameroon 93,378 ha compare
  8. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,092 ha compare
  9. 13 Guinea 83,476 ha compare
  10. 14 Philippines 80,901 ha compare
  11. 14 Polynesia 719 ha compare
  12. 15 Burundi 80,064 ha compare
  13. 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 571 ha compare
  14. 15 Micronesia 571 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
Sweet potatoes — area harvested in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 1,745 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 2,936 ha in 2017.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 746 ha in 2008.
How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested?
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 12th out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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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