Sweet potatoes — Food in United States of America

United States of America: Sweet potatoes — Food was 840 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
840 1000 t
Change on year
down 13.5%
Rank
14th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1,183 1000 t
in 2019
All-time low
840 1000 t
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sweet potatoes — Food in United States of America, 2010–2023

02505007501.0k1.2k2010201620232010: 885 1000 t2011: 1.0k 1000 t2012: 989 1000 t2013: 892 1000 t2014: 972 1000 t2015: 975 1000 t2016: 979 1000 t2017: 984 1000 t2018: 984 1000 t2019: 1.2k 1000 t2020: 986 1000 t2021: 1.0k 1000 t2022: 971 1000 t2023: 840 1000 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — food in United States of America is 840 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food in United States of America peaked at 1,183 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 840 1000 t, in 2023.

United States of America ranks 14th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Sweet potatoes — Food in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Food in United States of America, 2010 to 2023.
Year 1000 t Change
2010 885 1000 t
2011 1,008 1000 t +13.9%
2012 989 1000 t -1.9%
2013 892 1000 t -9.8%
2014 972 1000 t +9.0%
2015 975 1000 t +0.3%
2016 979 1000 t +0.4%
2017 984 1000 t +0.5%
2018 984 1000 t +0.0%
2019 1,183 1000 t +20.2%
2020 986 1000 t -16.7%
2021 1,008 1000 t +2.2%
2022 971 1000 t -3.7%
2023 840 1000 t -13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 985.1 1000 t 885 1000 t 1,183 1000 t 10
2020s 951.25 1000 t 840 1000 t 1,008 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 21 1000 t compare
  2. 11 Malawi 767 1000 t compare
  3. 12 Timor-Leste 4 1000 t compare
  4. 12 Papua New Guinea 625 1000 t compare
  5. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4 1000 t compare
  6. 13 Kenya 538 1000 t compare
  7. 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 1000 t compare
  8. 14 Micronesia 3 1000 t compare
  9. 14 Polynesia 3 1000 t compare
  10. 14 Philippines 496 1000 t compare
  11. 15 Cameroon 470 1000 t compare
  12. 16 Cuba 401 1000 t compare
  13. 17 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 t
  14. 17 Syrian Arab Republic 0 1000 t
  15. 17 Mozambique 391 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — food in United States of America?
Sweet potatoes — food in United States of America was 840 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — food recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 1,183 1000 t in 2019.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 840 1000 t in 2023.
How does United States of America rank for sweet potatoes — food?
United States of America ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is sweet potatoes — food rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Food
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
197 places, 2,605 data points, 2010–2023
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A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.