Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Americas

Americas: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 1.18 million 1000 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.18 million 1000 USD
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
9th
of 25 groups
All-time high
1.49 million 1000 USD
in 1969
All-time low
783,049 1000 USD
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Americas, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Americas stood at 1.18 million 1000 USD.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Americas peaked at 1.49 million 1000 USD in 1969 and was at its lowest, 783,049 1000 USD, in 1993.

Americas ranks 9th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 USD Change
1961 1.17 million 1000 USD
1962 1.24 million 1000 USD +5.5%
1963 1.24 million 1000 USD -0.3%
1964 1.21 million 1000 USD -2.3%
1965 1.28 million 1000 USD +6.0%
1966 1.34 million 1000 USD +4.9%
1967 1.47 million 1000 USD +9.2%
1968 1.37 million 1000 USD -6.7%
1969 1.49 million 1000 USD +8.7%
1970 1.44 million 1000 USD -3.1%
1971 1.43 million 1000 USD -1.2%
1972 1.40 million 1000 USD -1.8%
1973 1.31 million 1000 USD -6.4%
1974 1.16 million 1000 USD -11.1%
1975 1.23 million 1000 USD +5.4%
1976 1.12 million 1000 USD -8.8%
1977 973,134 1000 USD -13.1%
1978 954,938 1000 USD -1.9%
1979 911,696 1000 USD -4.5%
1980 817,293 1000 USD -10.4%
1981 830,597 1000 USD +1.6%
1982 930,661 1000 USD +12.0%
1983 828,844 1000 USD -10.9%
1984 897,313 1000 USD +8.3%
1985 949,014 1000 USD +5.8%
1986 917,530 1000 USD -3.3%
1987 879,901 1000 USD -4.1%
1988 891,685 1000 USD +1.3%
1989 819,418 1000 USD -8.1%
1990 794,536 1000 USD -3.0%
1991 849,838 1000 USD +7.0%
1992 813,761 1000 USD -4.2%
1993 783,049 1000 USD -3.8%
1994 1.01 million 1000 USD +28.6%
1995 940,608 1000 USD -6.6%
1996 905,860 1000 USD -3.7%
1997 919,681 1000 USD +1.5%
1998 930,327 1000 USD +1.2%
1999 917,159 1000 USD -1.4%
2000 913,228 1000 USD -0.4%
2001 975,692 1000 USD +6.8%
2002 881,792 1000 USD -9.6%
2003 1.03 million 1000 USD +16.5%
2004 987,911 1000 USD -3.8%
2005 999,229 1000 USD +1.1%
2006 1.07 million 1000 USD +7.5%
2007 1.05 million 1000 USD -2.6%
2008 976,411 1000 USD -6.7%
2009 998,809 1000 USD +2.3%
2010 1.16 million 1000 USD +16.0%
2011 1.25 million 1000 USD +7.7%
2012 1.22 million 1000 USD -2.2%
2013 1.20 million 1000 USD -2.0%
2014 1.37 million 1000 USD +14.2%
2015 1.20 million 1000 USD -12.3%
2016 1.24 million 1000 USD +3.4%
2017 1.35 million 1000 USD +8.9%
2018 1.16 million 1000 USD -14.3%
2019 1.27 million 1000 USD +10.1%
2020 1.25 million 1000 USD -1.7%
2021 1.26 million 1000 USD +1.1%
2022 1.20 million 1000 USD -4.9%
2023 1.17 million 1000 USD -2.5%
2024 1.18 million 1000 USD +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.31 million 1000 USD 1.17 million 1000 USD 1.49 million 1000 USD 9
1970s 1.19 million 1000 USD 911,696 1000 USD 1.44 million 1000 USD 10
1980s 876,226 1000 USD 817,293 1000 USD 949,014 1000 USD 10
1990s 886,219 1000 USD 783,049 1000 USD 1.01 million 1000 USD 10
2000s 988,141 1000 USD 881,792 1000 USD 1.07 million 1000 USD 10
2010s 1.24 million 1000 USD 1.16 million 1000 USD 1.37 million 1000 USD 10
2020s 1.21 million 1000 USD 1.17 million 1000 USD 1.26 million 1000 USD 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 6 Angola 524,048 1000 USD compare
  2. 7 Indonesia 426,728 1000 USD compare
  3. 8 Brazil 302,372 1000 USD compare
  4. 9 Rwanda 299,875 1000 USD compare
  5. 10 Kenya 297,569 1000 USD compare
  6. 11 India 263,936 1000 USD compare
  7. 12 Sierra Leone 253,911 1000 USD compare

See the full ranking of 119 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — gross production value in Americas?
Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Americas was 1.18 million 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 1.49 million 1000 USD in 1969.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 783,049 1000 USD in 1993.
How does Americas rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
Americas ranks 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$)
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
119 places, 7,129 data points, 1961–2024
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