Sweet potatoes — Production in Americas

Americas: Sweet potatoes — Production was 3,243 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
3,243 1000 t
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
13th
of 27 groups
All-time high
4,107 1000 t
in 2017
All-time low
3,243 1000 t
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Sweet potatoes — Production in Americas, 2010–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2010201620232010: 3.3k 1000 t2011: 3.5k 1000 t2012: 3.5k 1000 t2013: 3.6k 1000 t2014: 3.8k 1000 t2015: 3.9k 1000 t2016: 4.0k 1000 t2017: 4.1k 1000 t2018: 3.6k 1000 t2019: 3.8k 1000 t2020: 3.4k 1000 t2021: 3.4k 1000 t2022: 3.3k 1000 t2023: 3.2k 1000 t

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

Analysis

In 2023, sweet potatoes — production in Americas stood at 3,243 1000 t. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production in Americas peaked at 4,107 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,243 1000 t, in 2023.

That places Americas 13th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 3,713 1000 t 3,278 1000 t 4,107 1000 t 10
2020s 3,344 1000 t 3,243 1000 t 3,433 1000 t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 10 Madagascar 1,301 1000 t compare
  2. 11 Ethiopia 1,295 1000 t compare
  3. 12 India 1,289 1000 t compare
  4. 13 Brazil 926 1000 t compare
  5. 14 Viet Nam 915 1000 t compare
  6. 15 Melanesia 856 1000 t compare
  7. 16 Papua New Guinea 721 1000 t compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — production in Americas?
Sweet potatoes — production in Americas was 3,243 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 4,107 1000 t in 2017.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 3,243 1000 t in 2023.
How does Americas rank for sweet potatoes — production?
Americas ranks 13th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
Is sweet potatoes — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sweet potatoes — Production
Unit
1000 t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
131 places, 1,728 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.