Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in South America
South America: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 518,980 1000 USD in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
518,980 1000 USD
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
13th
of 25 groups
All-time high
1.07 million 1000 USD
in 1969
All-time low
426,383 1000 USD
in 2015
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
South America recorded 518,980 1000 USD for sweet potatoes — gross production value in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in South America peaked at 1.07 million 1000 USD in 1969 and was at its lowest, 426,383 1000 USD, in 2015.
South America ranks 13th 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 South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 762,158 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 756,912 1000 USD | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 813,629 1000 USD | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 815,545 1000 USD | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 832,696 1000 USD | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 919,955 1000 USD | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 1.06 million 1000 USD | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 974,420 1000 USD | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 1.07 million 1000 USD | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 1.04 million 1000 USD | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.06 million 1000 USD | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.02 million 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 951,891 1000 USD | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 786,750 1000 USD | -17.3% |
| 1975 | 861,465 1000 USD | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 743,542 1000 USD | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 630,004 1000 USD | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 566,967 1000 USD | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 545,011 1000 USD | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 504,996 1000 USD | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 476,800 1000 USD | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 540,769 1000 USD | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 490,069 1000 USD | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 527,845 1000 USD | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 544,916 1000 USD | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 570,372 1000 USD | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 548,611 1000 USD | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 579,373 1000 USD | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 503,650 1000 USD | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 454,881 1000 USD | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 541,971 1000 USD | +19.1% |
| 1992 | 477,539 1000 USD | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 479,440 1000 USD | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 648,036 1000 USD | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 586,312 1000 USD | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 542,541 1000 USD | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 563,187 1000 USD | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 591,830 1000 USD | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 579,980 1000 USD | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 549,586 1000 USD | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 593,123 1000 USD | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 545,938 1000 USD | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 614,041 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 578,268 1000 USD | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 586,895 1000 USD | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 646,064 1000 USD | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 583,620 1000 USD | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 506,080 1000 USD | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 498,485 1000 USD | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 554,629 1000 USD | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 571,410 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 557,373 1000 USD | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 565,094 1000 USD | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 633,909 1000 USD | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 426,383 1000 USD | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 442,680 1000 USD | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 470,028 1000 USD | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 458,011 1000 USD | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 473,870 1000 USD | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 480,975 1000 USD | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 490,201 1000 USD | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 478,114 1000 USD | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 509,978 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 518,980 1000 USD | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 889,357 1000 USD | 756,912 1000 USD | 1.07 million 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 820,964 1000 USD | 545,011 1000 USD | 1.06 million 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 528,740 1000 USD | 476,800 1000 USD | 579,373 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 546,572 1000 USD | 454,881 1000 USD | 648,036 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 570,210 1000 USD | 498,485 1000 USD | 646,064 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 515,339 1000 USD | 426,383 1000 USD | 633,909 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 495,650 1000 USD | 478,114 1000 USD | 518,980 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 10 Kenya 297,569 1000 USD compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 2,228 1000 USD compare
- 11 India 263,936 1000 USD compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 253,911 1000 USD compare
- 13 Sudan 228,597 1000 USD compare
- 14 Mozambique 199,592 1000 USD compare
- 15 Madagascar 184,142 1000 USD compare
- 16 Mali 174,654 1000 USD compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production value in South America?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in South America was 518,980 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million 1000 USD in 1969.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 426,383 1000 USD in 2015.
- How does South America rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- South America ranks 13th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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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